South Dakota § 1-18B-9 - Public records--Release to society--Prerequisites and conditions.
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§ 1-18B-9. Public records--Release to society--Prerequisites and conditions.
Any state, county, or municipal public official may release to the South Dakota State Historical Society any record for duplication under the following circumstances:
(1) The official shall designate such record in writing and certify that the record has important historical value;
(2) The record shall be of the type and sort which is not ordinarily in current usage;
(3) The official shall receive a receipt for the record and pay all costs of transportation of the record from its place of deposit with the South Dakota State Historical Society, and for its return, including insurance, if conveyed by other than an official of the office;
(4) Duplications of the record shall be available to the legal custodians at the cost of reproducing the record.
Source: SL 1955, ch 110; SDC Supp 1960, § 29.0126; SDCL § 1-18-34; SL 1974, ch 9, § 9; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 82; SL 2009, ch 1, § 40; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), § 19, eff. Apr. 20, 2015; SL 2021, ch 7, § 27.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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