South Dakota public records are open records.  The records may be obtained through county and state agencies.  These records may include property records, criminal records, vital records, death records, court documents, small claim records and civil court lawsuits.  Some records may be available online but others will need to be obtained through the mail.

Largest City in South Dakota: Sioux Falls

States Adjacent to South Dakota: North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wyoming, Montana

Website: http://www.SouthDakota.gov

Population: 754,844 (2005 American Community Survey - US Census)

South Dakota is in the Midwestern region of the US and was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889.  The state was named after the Dakota and Lakota American Indian tribes of that area.

South Dakota Attorney General - Division of criminal investigation, consumer protection, crime victim services, and news and issues.

South Dakota Secretary of State - View information related to business services, elections and voter registration, and administrative services.

South Dakota Department of Transportation - View information related to roads and weather conditions, construction projects, tourism and publications.

South Dakota Department of Revenue - View information related to business taxes, motor vehicle titles and licensing, property taxes, special taxes, forms and publications.

South Dakota Vital Records - View information related to obtaining South Dakota vital records.

South Dakota Historical Society - Archives, genealogy information, and site index.

South Dakota Judicial System - View information related to South Dakota's court system.

South Dakota Department of Corrections - View information related to prisons, inmate work, parole, juvenile corrections and victim information.

South Dakota Sex Offender Registry - Search the sex offender registry of South Dakota.

South Dakota Department of Corrections - View the most wanted fugitives.

South Dakota Service Direct - Online source of state forms.

State Bar of South Dakota - Online lawyer referral.

South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners - Verify physician licenses.

South Dakota Department of Labor - Unemployment benefits claim form.

South Dakota Department of Health - Order vital records, search 100-year-old records, order health education materials, file a complaint, cancer registry, Office of Disease Prevention, and other community health related offices.