If a birth occurs in an institution, the physician in attendance at the birth or the physician's designee shall, within five days after the birth, obtain the personal data and the medical information required by the certificate and provide it to the person designated by the institution to file the certificate.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-25-9
Birth in institution--Attending physician or physician's designee to prepare certificate--Filing certificate
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Amended Birth Certificate of Nielsen (2026)
Most recently applied in Amended Birth Certificate of Nielsen (March 2026)
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0207; SL 1945, ch 104; SL 1947, ch 121, § 1; SL 1972, ch 194, § 8; SL 1995, ch 196, § 3.
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