S.D. Codified Laws § 10-3-31
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Examination of recorded real estate conveyances--Record of considerations shown--Destruction
Official statutory text
The director of equalization shall regularly examine all conveyances of real estate in the county as filed with the register of deeds and keep a record by description of the considerations shown on the conveyances. However, the director of equalization may destroy any record that is declared by the records destruction board, acting pursuant to § 1-27-19 , to have no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value.
Source: SL 1957, ch 477, § 7 (6); SDC Supp 1960, § 57.03A07 (6); SL 1981, ch 45, § 12; SL 2008, ch 37, § 39.
Source: SL 1957, ch 477, § 7 (6); SDC Supp 1960, § 57.03A07 (6); SL 1981, ch 45, § 12; SL 2008, ch 37, § 39.
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