Filed as: South Dakota Department of Health - Office of Vital Records
South Dakota's vital records rules modernize terminology and procedures for birth, death, and marriage registrations. Death certificates now require etiological explanation of cause rather than symptoms, and surname amendments by court order within one year no longer require documentary evidence if made by affidavit.
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Update and clarify vital records requirements by modernizing terminology, refining filing and amendment procedures, and improving consistency across birth, death, and marriage registration processes.
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