{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-7-14-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 7-14-5","heading":"Delivery to county treasurer of property found on body--Action for recovery.","body":"The coroner must within thirty days after an inquest upon a dead body deliver to the county treasurer any money or other property which may be found upon the body, not expended for burial expenses as provided in § 7-14-3, unless claimed in the meantime by the legal representatives of the decedent. If he fails to do so, the treasurer may proceed against him for its recovery by a civil action in the name of the county.","path":["TITLE 7. COUNTIES","CHAPTER 7-14. CORONER"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/7-14-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"c498222d3a7e0352fbef2a94f2801affb68600b553be5e97cc627a980b22f7ac","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-7-14-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-7-14-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}