South Dakota Codified Laws 7-12-20. Endorsement of fees for service of process for state–Fees not required of county
If any sheriff or other officer serves any summons, subpoena, bench warrant, venire, or other process in any action to which the state is a party, the officer shall endorse upon the writ or process or upon a paper attached thereto, at the time of the return of service thereon, a statement of the fees for the service, the number of miles traveled, and the amount of mileage. If the sheriff fails to make the return with the statement and file the return with the clerk of the court from which the process issued before judgment is pronounced in the action to which the process relates, the sheriff may not receive any fee for the service. The county commissioners of the county where the service is performed are also prohibited from allowing the reimbursement. No fee may be required of a county, its officers, or board of county commissioners in any action commenced by the county.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 7-12-20
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Source: SL 1883, ch 54, § 1; CL 1887, § 1413; RPolC 1903, § 1834; RC 1919, § 5959; SDC 1939, § 12.1005; SL 1984, ch 161, § 6; SL 2016, ch 44, § 27.