South Dakota Codified Laws — Title 10 (Taxation)
SDCL § 10-3-31 — Examination of recorded real estate conveyances--Record of considerations shown--Destruction
The director of equalization shall regularly examine all conveyances of real estate in the county as filed with the register of deeds and keep a record by description of the considerations shown on the conveyances. However, the director of equalization may destroy any record that is declared by the records destruction board, acting pursuant to § 1-27-19 , to have no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value.
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