73-2-11 - Records -- Certified copies -- Evidence.
73-2-11. Records -- Certified copies -- Evidence.
He shall keep on file in his office full and proper records of his work, including all fieldnotes, computations and facts made or collected by him, all of which shall be part of the recordsof his office and the property of the state. All records, maps and papers recorded or filed in theoffice of the state engineer shall be open to the public during business hours. The office of thestate engineer is hereby declared to be an office of public record, and none of the files, records ordocuments shall be removed therefrom, except in the custody of the state engineer or one of hisdeputies. Certified copies of any record or document shall be furnished by the state engineer ondemand, upon payment of the reasonable cost of making the same, together with the legal fee forcertification. Such copies shall be competent evidence, and shall have the same force and effect asthe originals.
No Change Since 1953