S.D. Codified Laws § 5-1-11
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Fees chargeable for copies and examinations of survey records--Disposition
Official statutory text
The state archivist as custodian of the surveyor general's records and the commissioner of school and public lands may charge and receive the following fees:
(1) For copying field notes, fifty cents per page of legal size;
(2) For copying plats, three dollars;
(3) For copies of courses and distances on township map, printed form of thirty - six sections, three dollars;
(4) For examining field notes, maps, or other records, four dollars per hour;
(5) The minimum charge in all the above cases shall be four dollars;
(6) For certificate with seal, two dollars;
(7) For copies of leases, patents, or other instruments on file or of record, including certificate and seal, three dollars.
All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Source: SL 1925, ch 269, § 1; SDC 1939, § 15.0105; SL 1955, ch 34; SL 1981, ch 33; SL 1984, ch 34, § 1; SL 1985, ch 35, § 2.
(1) For copying field notes, fifty cents per page of legal size;
(2) For copying plats, three dollars;
(3) For copies of courses and distances on township map, printed form of thirty - six sections, three dollars;
(4) For examining field notes, maps, or other records, four dollars per hour;
(5) The minimum charge in all the above cases shall be four dollars;
(6) For certificate with seal, two dollars;
(7) For copies of leases, patents, or other instruments on file or of record, including certificate and seal, three dollars.
All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Source: SL 1925, ch 269, § 1; SDC 1939, § 15.0105; SL 1955, ch 34; SL 1981, ch 33; SL 1984, ch 34, § 1; SL 1985, ch 35, § 2.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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