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Code · South Dakota · Title 16 · Chapter 16-21

16-21A-8. Original documents.

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An original document submitted for filing in paper form may be scanned by the clerk of court and destroyed after thirty days. A party may request the return of any original document filed with the clerk of court by submitting a document request return form with the document when it is delivered for filing along with a self-addressed stamped envelope. See Appendix "Document Return Request Form."
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