South dakota Counties Public Records

South Dakota's 66 counties and its departments provide the public with the most frequently requested records. Among the most requested records are civil and criminal records which include divorce, probate and drug courts. County departments are record keepers of original documents and can provide official certified copies. A directory of county government's records offices helps locating a particular department in custody of a specific record. Other important requests are real estate documents from the register of deeds, incident or arrest reports from individual departments and more.