S.D. Codified Laws § 10-3-31 (2026)
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.
Source: SL 1957, ch 477 , § 7 (6); SDC Supp 1960, § 57.03A07 (6); SL 1981, ch 45 , § 12; SL 2008, ch 37 , § 39.