When a new certificate of birth is established by the State Department of Health, all copies of the original certificate of birth in the custody of any local registrar in this state shall be sealed from inspection or forwarded to the State Department of Health, as directed.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-25-16.5
Original birth certificate sealed or forwarded to department after new certificate issued
Source: SL 1972, ch 194, § 22.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.