The secretary of state, upon the payment of the applicable fees, shall furnish to any person a certified copy of any document, book, instrument, paper, or law of this state on file in the Office of the Secretary of State. The certified copy shall be a true, correct, and examined copy of the original document, book, instrument, paper, or law. If the certified copy contains a social security or employer identification number which has not been supplied by the person requesting the copy, such number shall be redacted prior to furnishing the certified copy.

Source: SDC 1939, § 55.1205; SL 1959, ch 288 ; SL 1985, ch 5 , § 3; SL 2009, ch 3 , § 1.