Statutes > South Dakota Statutes > Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT > Chapter 14 - Coroner's Inquests > Section 23-14-1 - Duty of coroner to inquire into cause of death.

Section 23-14-1 - Duty of coroner to inquire into cause of death.

23-14-1. Duty of coroner to inquire into cause of death. The coroner shall hold an inquest upon the dead bodies of such persons only as are supposed to have died by unlawful means.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1001.