6-1-11. Form of certain public records--Duplicate--Computerization.
Whenever the creation, maintenance, or storage of any public record is specified by state law for political subdivisions, such record may be in the form of punched cards, magnetic tapes, disks, and other machine-sensible data media within a data processing system. Such records shall be backed up by a duplicate, be accessible to viewing members of the public, and be retained in accordance with all applicable requirements for the retention of manual records. To the extent an office is computerized, the office need not keep a hard, paper copy. If current public records are converted to a computerized format, the political subdivision may destroy those records which the state records destruction board has pursuant to §1-27-19, declared to be of no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value.
Source: SL 1987, ch 64, §1; SL 1988, ch 61, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 6 - Local Government Generally
Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers
Section 6-1-1 - Local officer's interest in public purchase or contract unlawful--Contract void.
Section 6-1-3 - Deposit of funds permitted despite bank connection of public officer.
Section 6-1-9 - Officers to provide necessary blanks and records for office.
Section 6-1-10 - Publication of payroll information.
Section 6-1-11 - Form of certain public records--Duplicate--Computerization.
Section 6-1-12 - "Local government" defined.
Section 6-1-13 - Rent control of private residential property prohibited.
Section 6-1-14 - Limitation on delegation, transfer, or assignment of taxing authority.
Section 6-1-15 - Health and dental insurance.
Section 6-1-16 - Insurance for retiring employees.
Section 6-1-18 - Officer may consider relevant information from any source--Reliance on experience.
Section 6-1-21 - Grounds for disqualification of officer in quasi-judicial proceeding.