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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 25 - VITAL RECORDS AND BURIAL PERMITS
Section 34-25-14 - Child of unknown parents-Physician to name child and file birth certificate

S.D. Codified Laws § 34-25-14

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Section 34-25-14 - Child of unknown parents-Physician to name child and file birth certificate

In the case of a neglected or abandoned child, whose parents are unknown, such child shall be examined immediately by a licensed physician who shall assign a given name to the child, and, within seven days, file directly with the State Department of Health a certificate, in form and manner prescribed by the department.

SDCL 34-25-14

SDC 1939, § 27.0207 as added by SL 1945, ch 104; SL 1947, ch 121, § 1; SL 1972, ch 194, § 15.