Senate Committee Passes Measure To Give Sheriff Departments Clearance To Charge For Process Serving

Senate Committee Passes Measure To Give Sheriff Departments Clearance To Charge For Process Serving

PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Senate committee has passed one of the first bill’s of the 100th South Dakota Legislative session. Senate Bill Five would allow sheriff departments to charge a fee for satisfied or unsatisfied service of process, like serving civil papers. Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan testified in favor of the bill…

The only opposition to the bill came from Dean Krogman, representing the state’s collection agencies…

Senate Judiciary Committee member and co-sponsor, Senator Jim Mehlhaff of Pierre says the bill should make process serving smoother…

With unanimous passage, Senate Bill Five now moves on to consideration by the full Senate.