When a new certificate of birth is established pursuant to §§ 34-25-15 to 34-25-16.2, inclusive, the original certificate of birth together with the adoption information or other evidence upon which a new certificate is made must be sealed, filed, and may not be opened except by the secretary of health for purposes of properly administering the vital registration system, by the child or adoptee upon reaching age eighteen, or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-25-16.4
Sealing of original birth certificate and adoption information--Opening of sealed materials
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doe v. Nelson (2004)
Most recently applied in Doe v. Nelson (May 2004)
Source: SL 1939, ch 168, § 12; SDC 1939, § 27.0218 as added by SL 1947, ch 121, § 2; SL 1947, ch 121, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.3717; SDCL, §§ 34-25-15, 34-25-16; SL 1972, ch 194…
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