South Dakota § 7-25-8 - Building plans and specifications to be on file--Petty offense to permit removal.
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§ 7-25-8. Building plans and specifications to be on file--Petty offense to permit removal.
One copy of the plans and specifications for any building to be erected shall be on file in the office of the county auditor at all times from the beginning of the publication of the advertisement for bids until the completion of the building. Any county auditor who allows or permits the original of any building plans or specifications filed in the office to be removed from the office commits a petty offense.
Source: SL 1874-5, ch 27, § 49; PolC 1877, ch 21, § 45; CL 1887, § 609; SL 1889, ch 49, § 1; SL 1895, ch 53, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 849; SL 1915, ch 129; RC 1919, § 5885; SDC 1939, §§ 12.2308, 12.9904; SL 1955, ch 22; SL 1963, ch 51; SL 1981, ch 43, § 8; SL 2016, ch 44, § 64.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-25-8 ("Building plans and specifications to be on file--Petty offense to permit removal.") 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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