Section 23-6-8 - Information received by bureau--Filing by director--Form and classification ofrecords, preservation. - South Dakota Statutes

23-6-8. Information received by bureau--Filing by director--Form and classification of records, preservation. The director shall file, or cause to be filed, all information received by the bureau and shall make, or cause to be made, a complete and systematic record and index thereof, to provide a convenient method of reference and consultation. As far as practicable all such records shall coincide in form and classification with those of the appropriate agency in the United States Department of Justice, and with those of similar bureaus in other states, in order to permit easy interchange of information and records. Information and records received by the bureau may not be destroyed except as provided by § 23-6-8.1.

Source: SL 1939, ch 138, §§ 9, 15; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 55.15A09, 55.9933; SDCL, § 23-6-18; SL 1978, ch 169, § 2; SL 1979, ch 158, § 6.