SDCL § 36-13-27: Destroyed public records replaced from abstracter's records--Expense.

If the records of any county are destroyed or so spoiled as to be unintelligible, any of the certified abstracters in that county shall furnish to the county a copy of any of its abstracts, indexes, or other records of any instruments that the county may require by resolution of its board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall pay the actual cost of copying the abstracts, indexes, or other records.