<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 7-9-1 - Duty to keep records of instruments--Destruction of unneeded records. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035295Normal { 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.s2035295SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035295CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035295Normal-000000 { 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.s2035295DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035295Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2035295Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; 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.s2035295000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035295SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035295SCL-000004 { 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="s2035295Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-9-1"><span class="s2035295SENU">7-9-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035295SENU">. </span><span class="s2035295CL">Duty to keep records of instruments--Destruction of unneeded records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035295Normal-000000"><span class="s2035295DefaultParagraphFont">The register of deeds shall keep full and true records in proper books, of all deeds, mortgages, and other instruments authorized by law to be recorded in the register of deeds' office, and records of all chattel mortgages, bills of sale, conditional sale contracts, and other instruments authorized by law to be filed in the register of deeds' office, if the person offering any of such instruments pays the fee required by law for recording or filing the same. Any document presented for recording with the register of deeds shall contain a typed, stamped, or printed legend stating the words, prepared by, followed by the name, address, and telephone number of the preparer. The following documents are exempt from this requirement:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035295Normal-000001"><span class="s2035295DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Documents dated prior to July 1, 1994;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035295Normal-000001"><span class="s2035295DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Documents prepared by the United States of America, this state, or any instrumentality, agency, or political subdivision of either; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035295Normal-000001"><span class="s2035295DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Court certified documents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035295Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035295DefaultParagraphFont">The register of deeds may destroy those records that the state records destruction board, pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-27-19"><span class="s2035295DefaultParagraphFont">1-27-19</span></a><span class="s2035295DefaultParagraphFont">, has declared to be of no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035295Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035295000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035295Normal"><span class="s2035295SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035295SCL-000004"> SDC 1939, § 12.0702; SL 1980, ch 54; SL 1994, ch 62; SL 1995, ch 39, § 1; SL 1999, ch 32, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 7-9-1 - Duty to keep records of instruments--Destruction of unneeded records. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035296Normal { 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.s2035296SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035296CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035296Normal-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.s2035296DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035296000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035296SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035296SCL-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="s2035296Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-9-1.1"><span class="s2035296SENU">7-9-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035296SENU">. </span><span class="s2035296CL">Recording, filing, and indexing of records by microfilming or computerization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035296Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035296DefaultParagraphFont">The functions of the register of deeds, including but not limited to, the recording of instruments, liens, satisfactions, and releases and the filing of records, as well as the index to any such record, may be accomplished by means of microfilming or computerization, as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=6-1-11"><span class="s2035296DefaultParagraphFont">6-1-11</span></a><span class="s2035296DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035296Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035296000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035296Normal"><span class="s2035296SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035296SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 61, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>