<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000000 { color: #0000FF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000003 { color: #0000FF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:09:06:02"><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000000">44:09:06:02</span></a><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000001">.  Fee for search or copy of vital records.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont"> The fees for any copy of a birth, death, fetal death, marriage, or divorce record registered by the system of vital registration are as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    (1)  Birth record, each informational or certified copy or certified statement that a record is not registered, thirteen dollars;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    (2)  Death or fetal death record, each informational or certified copy or certified statement that a record is not registered, fifteen dollars;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    (3)  Marriage record, each informational or certified copy or certified statement that a record is not registered, fifteen dollars; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    (4)  Divorce record, each informational or certified copy or certified statement that a record is not registered, fifteen dollars.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    Any copy of any vital record issued from the system of vital registration may only be issued in the form of a certified or informational copy except if a copy is being issued under SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-25-52.1"><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000003">34-25-52.1</span></a><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">. A copy issued pursuant to that section must be stamped for "Administrative Use Only."</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont"> 7 SDR 9, effective August 11, 1980; 10 SDR 144, effective July 1, 1984; 21 SDR 71, effective October 16, 1994; 26 SDR 89, effective January 9, 2000; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; 35 SDR 183, effective February 2, 2009; 53 SDR 56, effective November 5, 2026.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-25-52"><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000003">34-25-52</span></a><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-25-52"><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000003">34-25-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-25-52.1"><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000003">34-25-52.1</span></a><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Cross-References:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont"> Fees--Real estate documents to conform to format standards--Exception, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=7-9-15"><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000003">7-9-15</span></a><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont"> Additional fee for copy of birth record -- Disposition, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-25-52.2"><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont-000003">34-25-52.2</span></a><span class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s55e6b140-0cdc-4f54-84fc-1d88883bde03000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>