If a birth, 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, death, or marriage certificate shall submit a fifteen dollar fee to the Department of Health for the preparation and filing of the delayed record.

Source: SL 1931, ch 267, § 16; SDC 1939, § 27.0216; SL 1941, ch 124, § 5; SL 1972, ch 194, § 34; SL 1978, ch 255, § 3; SL 1991, ch 279, § 2; SL 2005, ch 191, § 1.