South Dakota Public Records

Departments which record, maintain and provide official documents, certificates or information requested by the general public.

• South Dakota Criminal Records:
  Where and How to Request Criminal Record Checks.
• South Dakota Court Records:
  Criminal cases, civil filings, divorces, bankruptcy and judgments.
• South Dakota Most Wanted:
  Photos and description of fugitives wanted by law enforcement agencies.
• South Dakota Sex Offenders:
  Location and information of convicted sex offenders and predators by neighborhood.
• South Dakota Prison and Jail Inmates:
  Database of available photos and details of jailed inmates in custody.
• South Dakota Official Website:
  Government department official public web-portal.
• South Dakota Open Public Record Act:
  Laws supporting public's right to inspect government documents.
• South Dakota Public Records Request:
  A written request form inquiring about a public record may be used in finding specific files - the more descriptive, the more likely the record will be found.
• South Dakota Birth Records:
  Certified or informational copy requests from official departments.
• South Dakota Elected Officials:
  Names and contact information and public press releases of members elected to office.
• South Dakota Constitution:
  Political processes, amendments, proposals adopted by the state legislature, legal and political organizations.
• South Dakota Health Department Inspections:
  Public health food safety, violations, retail or wholesale facilities, reports and enforcement.

• Court Name:	U.S. Criminal Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	5:22-cr-50009-1
  Party Name:	USA v. Boldt
  Date Published:	January 26, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Criminal Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	5:22-cr-50008-1
  Party Name:	USA v. Ashlin et al
  Date Published:	January 25, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Criminal Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	5:22-cr-50015-1
  Party Name:	USA v. Hard Heart
  Date Published:	January 25, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Criminal Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	5:22-cr-50005-1
  Party Name:	USA v. Alvarez Resendiz
  Date Published:	January 20, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Criminal Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	4:21-cr-40154-1
  Party Name:	USA v. Penaloza-Solano
  Date Published:	January 20, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Civil Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	5:22-cv-05009
  Party Name:	Wolf Guts v. USP Tucson AZ et al
  Date Published:	January 26, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Civil Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	1:22-cv-01002
  Party Name:	Bird House v. United States of America
  Date Published:	January 26, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Civil Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	4:22-cv-04015
  Party Name:	Smith v. Mount Marty University
  Date Published:	January 25, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Civil Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	3:22-cv-03002
  Party Name:	Archambault v. The United States of America et al
  Date Published:	January 24, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Civil Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	5:22-cv-05008
  Party Name:	Evans v. Cook Incorporated et al
  Date Published:	January 24, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Bankruptcy Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	22-40012
  Party Name:	Byron Glen Storm
  Date Published:	January 27, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Bankruptcy Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	22-40011
  Party Name:	Derek Christopher Tomlinson
  Date Published:	January 27, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Bankruptcy Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	22-40010
  Party Name:	Thomas Elwin Schmidt, Jr.
  Date Published:	January 26, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Bankruptcy Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	22-50006
  Party Name:	Brendyn Kevin Medina
  Date Published:	January 25, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. Bankruptcy Court Records for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	22-50005
  Party Name:	Louis H Lange
  Date Published:	January 25, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	5:20-mj-00172-1
  Party Name:	USA v. Cellular Phone
  Date Published:	January 26, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	4:21-mj-00188-1
  Party Name:	USA v. 21-208-04
  Date Published:	January 26, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	4:19-mj-00048-1
  Party Name:	USA v. 19-081-04
  Date Published:	January 26, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	4:21-mj-00180-1
  Party Name:	USA v. 21-199-04
  Date Published:	January 25, 2022

• Court Name:	U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
  Case Number:	4:20-mj-00012-1
  Party Name:	USA v. 20-013-04
  Date Published:	January 24, 2022

  

• Where do I find in South Dakota, a copy of police reports from 2010?
  2010 isn't far back in history enough to be archived, you should still be able to request it directly from the police department, should be no problem as long as you are a party or attorney connected to the report. The procedures in which to obtain a police report can be checked on their records department webpage. Without knowing which specific department made out the report, that's as specific as I can get. If you know the area, post it and someone else may have put in a request for the same thing.

  Open-Public-Records.com (Staff)
• Where can I find in South Dakota, the address for an online search for court cases?
  When you click on this link http://ujs.sd.gov/you will be taken to the state of South Dakota's unified judicial system. There will be a box that says "Court Records", that will take you to a search page and see how to get criminal records (goes back to 1989), civil going to 2003 and civil money judgments. There are other self help services from the state.

  Open-Public-Records.com (Staff)
• Where can I find in South Dakota, an offenders most recent arrest and charges?
  Most recent arrests can be found in individual police, sheriff or any law enforcement agency involved. They will have a webpage showing their arrests in local jails, Pennington is a good example, you can see arrests and charges by offender's name. If you have more information about where and names, you can look up the courthouse records, which are generally considered public records unless sealed by a judge or otherwise.

  Open-Public-Records.com (Staff)
• Where can you find in South Dakota, what information is included on background checks?
  Although all background checks are not the same and can't speak for every one of them since there are so many. Background checks they will not include specific details about an arrest if at all. First, the arrest do not show up unless there's a conviction following. Police reports are produced by the agency which processed the arrest.

  Open-Public-Records.com (Staff)

• Total Violent Crime:
  2,786
• Murder And Nonnegligent Manslaughter:
  20
• Rape:
  470
• Robbery:
  200
• Aggravated Assault:
  2,096
• Total Property Crime:
  15,902
• Burglary:
  2,818
• Larceny Theft:
  12,077
• Motor Vehicle Theft:
  1,007

• About South Dakota ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates
  South Dakota's demographic and housing ACS survey of 834,708 being 0.27 percent of U.S. residents is comprised of 50.3% males and 49.7% of females. American Community Survey separates various ethnicities depending on the area's population of persons from less than 5 years of age to 85 years old and over. ACS is an ongoing survey with five year estimates down to the block group scale providing a summary spanning five years, from 2010 to 2014 and released in 2014. View the percentage of the population by race, including various groups of Native Americans, Asians, American Indian, Alaska Native, and two or more races.
• About South Dakota Selected Social Characteristics
  The South Dakota social characteristics data of 327,101 households, which make up 0.28 percent of all U.S. households, are surveyed by ACS . View the number and percentages of married and divorced residents 15 years and older, including 210,795 families with and without children. There are 218,108 persons enrolled in school which are 3 years of age and over are separated by education level from nursery school to graduate and professional degrees. The state's resident social characteristics collected data include estimated percentages and totals of persons which are foreign born, Island areas, born abroad to American parent(s), citizenship status and ancestry.
• About South Dakota Selected Economic Characteristics
  The South Dakota American Community Survey economic characteristics displays current and past employment of 651,429 persons which are 16 years of age and older comprising of 0.26 percent of the United States labor force. Employment numbers of 447,180 civilians in various occupations from construction to information technology collected by industry. Overview of income and benefits in 2014, received from private entities and public assistance. Population of the labor force with private or public health coverage for both employed and unemployed residents. Data regarding the percentage of families with income below poverty level are collected by age groups ranging from persons under the age of 18 to 65 years and over.
• About South Dakota Selected Housing Characteristics
  South Dakota housing characteristics are collected from 369,186 dwellings making up 0.28 percent of all U.S. housing, includes a survey of either inhabited 327,101 or uninhabited 42,085 domiciles. Data coverage of various rentals or owned structures containing 1 room to 9 rooms. Find out which mode of transportation 327,101 commuters in the state used to get to work. Look up the type of energy utilized by individual occupied residences. An overview of median monthly homeowner costs with or without mortgage. Percentage of rent versus income per household and homeowner costs as percentage of household income. Information collected begins with residence from 1969 or earlier.