<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-25-16.8 - New birth certificate for certain crime victims--Sealing.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; 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.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109SCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD - New birth certificate for certain crime victims--Sealing."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law - New birth certificate for certain crime victims--Sealing."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute="><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-25-16.8" rel="noopener"><span class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109SENU">34-25-16.8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109SENU">. </span><span class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109CL">New birth certificate for certain crime victims--Sealing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109DefaultParagraphFont">If a person obtains a court order for a name change under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=21-37-5.2" rel="noopener"><span class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109DefaultParagraphFont">21-37-5.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109DefaultParagraphFont"> and requests a new certificate of birth, the person shall present a certified copy of the court order and the department shall issue a new certificate of birth. The original certificate, and any other evidence upon which a new certificate is made, must be sealed in accordance with the court order. The new certificate must not contain any evidence of a name change. The sealed records may only be opened by a court order based upon showing good cause or at the person's request.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s40a070b67d63431daafb4c4ac95bc109SCL">SL 2022, ch 59, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>