21-38-1. Court records and register of deeds records subject to restoration procedure.
Whenever the loss or destruction of any record or any part thereof, of any circuit or magistrate court, or of any record in the office of the register of deeds of an instrument affecting the title to real property in this state shall have happened, or shall hereafter happen, and the original instrument from which said record was made, or a duly certified copy thereof cannot be produced, the record of such instrument may be established and restored as provided in this chapter.
Source: SL 1893, ch 142, §1; RCCivP 1903, §879; SL 1903, ch 193; RC 1919, §§3047, 3048; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.1101.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 38 - Restoration Of Public Records
Section 21-38-1 - Court records and register of deeds records subject to restoration procedure.
Section 21-38-2 - Venue of restoration proceedings.
Section 21-38-3 - Title of application for restoration.
Section 21-38-4 - Substance and proposed copy of record shown in application for restoration.
Section 21-38-5 - Interest of applicant shown in application for restoration.
Section 21-38-6 - Circumstances of loss or destruction shown in application for restoration.
Section 21-38-8 - Signing and verification of application for restoration.
Section 21-38-9 - Time and place of hearing on restoration of record--Notice.
Section 21-38-10 - Hearing on restoration of record--Proof required.
Section 21-38-11 - Findings and judgment on restoration of record.