South Dakota § 7-16-26 - Agreement to create office of regional prosecutor--Specifications of office.
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§ 7-16-26. Agreement to create office of regional prosecutor--Specifications of office.
Any two or more counties entering into an agreement to create an office of regional prosecutor may specify the following:
(1) The duties of the regional prosecutor on matters such as civil and criminal matters;
(2) The precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal or administrative entity created thereby together with the powers delegated thereto;
(3) The purposes, powers, rights, objectives, and responsibilities;
(4) The manner of financing the joint or cooperative undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget therefor;
(5) The rate of compensation and the method of reimbursement for expenses;
(6) The location of the office;
(7) The permissible method or methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination; and
(8) Any other related matters.
Source: SL 1996, ch 54, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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