South Dakota Codified Laws 1-8-10. Fees of secretary of state enumerated–Collection
The secretary of state shall charge the following fees for services performed in the Office of the Secretary of State and shall collect the fees in advance:
(1) For making a copy or transcript of any record, instrument, or paper on file in the office, two dollars per page;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-8-10
- Seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper, and also the word "seal" written or printed on such paper. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(2) For filing and safekeeping of any instrument or paper required by law to be filed, ten dollars; except the oath of office of members of the Legislature and legislative officers, employees and governmental officers, employees and agencies, no fee;
(3) For each commission, requisition, passport, or other document, signed by the Governor and attested by the secretary of state, under the great seal of the state, except commissions issued for executive appointment and extraditions, and making the proper record for the same, five dollars;
(4) For filing the application, bond, and issuing commission of a notary public, thirty dollars;
(5) For official certificate, attestation, and impression of the great seal, twenty-five dollars;
(6) For filing or recording any other instrument or document, ten dollars;
(7) For a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper on file in the office, two dollars per page and fifteen dollars for the certificate and affixing the seal; and
(8) If the document is a petition and the request is for an electronic file the following fees shall be:
(a) Nominating petition for a legislative candidate or special district candidate, fifteen dollars;
(b) Nominating petition for a statewide candidate, fifty dollars;
(c) Petitions for statewide ballot measure, fifty dollars; and
(d) Petitions for new party formation, fifty dollars.
Source: SDC 1939, § 55.1208; SL 1959, ch 289; SL 1967, ch 250; SL 1976, ch 4, § 1; SL 1981, ch 5; SL 1985, ch 5, § 6; SL 1993, ch 8; SL 1997, ch 141, § 5; SL 2003, ch 8, § 1; SL 2009, ch 4, § 1; SL 2016, ch 2, § 8; SL 2017, ch 2, § 1.