If a state's attorney or a sheriff or a coroner has reason to believe that a deceased person may have died in his or her jurisdiction by unlawful means, the state's attorney, sheriff, or coroner may order and direct a physician or surgeon to perform an autopsy. If in the public interest, the county coroner may order an autopsy on those deaths falling within the county coroner's jurisdiction mentioned in subdivisions 23-14-18(1) to (5), inclusive.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23-14-9.1
Autopsy ordered by state's attorney, sheriff, or coroner
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Feuillerat (1980)
Most recently applied in State v. Feuillerat (May 1980)
Source: SL 1951, ch 188, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.1015; SL 1961, ch 184, § 1; SL 1967, ch 103, § 2; SDCL § 23-13-8; SL 1978, ch 171, § 11; SL 1985, ch 191, § 4; SL 2009, ch 123,…
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.