South Dakota § 43-21-2 - Refusal or neglect to comply with law requiring plat and survey--Auditor to make and record plat.
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§ 43-21-2. Refusal or neglect to comply with law requiring plat and survey--Auditor to make and record plat.
If the owner of any parcel or lot of land that has been divided as set forth in § 43-21-1 shall refuse or neglect to cause such plat and survey to be made and recorded within thirty days after written request by the county auditor at the direction of the board of county commissioners then said auditor shall cause such plat to be made from the records of the register of deeds or from an actual survey of the land when necessary and shall have the same recorded.
Source: SL 1895, ch 154, § 3; RPolC 1903, § 985; RC 1919, § 5815; SDC 1939, § 51.1405; SL 1945, ch 214.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-21-2 ("Refusal or neglect to comply with law requiring plat and survey--Auditor to make and record plat.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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