<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-25-16.5 - Original birth certificate sealed or forwarded to department after new certificate issued. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2057278Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2057278SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057278CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057278Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2057278DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057278000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057278SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057278SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2057278Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-25-16.5"><span class="s2057278SENU">34-25-16.5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057278SENU">. </span><span class="s2057278CL">Original birth certificate sealed or forwarded to department after new certificate issued.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057278Normal-000000"><span class="s2057278DefaultParagraphFont">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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057278Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057278000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057278Normal"><span class="s2057278SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057278SCL-000002"> SL 1972, ch 194, § 22.</span></p></div></body></html>