South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-1-37 — Record maintained by Department of Health--Entry as evidence of marriage--Local registrar to file records with department.

South Dakota § 25-1-37
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 25DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 25-1VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES

This text of South Dakota § 25-1-37 (Record maintained by Department of Health--Entry as evidence of marriage--Local registrar to file records with department.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-1-37 (2026).

Text

The Department of Health shall maintain marriage licenses issued and records of marriages solemnized in South Dakota. A duly certified copy of the recorded marriage license shall be received as competent evidence of the marriage. The local registrar shall file monthly, or more frequently if required by the department, a record of all marriages occurring in the local registrar's county with the Department of Health by electronic means, if available. If electronic means are not available, the registrar shall file such record of all marriages on a form prescribed by the department.

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Accounts Management, Inc. v. Litchfield
1998 SD 24 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1998)
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Accounts Management
1998 SD 24 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1998)

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 14.0122; SL 1974, ch 55, § 29; SL 1988, ch 202, § 9; SL 1993, ch 191, § 7; SL 2001, ch 129, § 1.

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