CHAPTER 191

(HB 1031)

Delayed marriage record established.

         ENTITLED, An Act to  authorize the establishment of a delayed marriage record.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 34-25-42 be amended to read as follows:

     34-25-42.   If a birth or , death , or marriage occurring in this state has not been registered within one year from the date of occurrence, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations of the secretary of health, and shall be marked "delayed" on the face of the certificate. Each applicant for a delayed birth or , death , or marriage certificate shall submit a fifteen dollar fee to the Department of Health for the preparation and filing of the delayed record.

     Section  2.  That § 34-25-51 be amended to read as follows:

     34-25-51.   A certificate or record registered under this chapter vital record may be amended in accordance with rules promulgated by the department pursuant to chapter 1-26. Each request for amending a birth or , death , or marriage certificate, after one year from the event, shall be accompanied by an eight dollar fee to the department for amending the record and filing the affidavit.

     Signed February 3, 2005

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