The South Dakota State Records website provides every South Dakota resident with tools to access public records. This ensures South Dakota residents are able to use their right to access and obtain public records, in accordance with the South Dakota Sunshine Law, which presumes all government information and records are available to the public.
This website ensures that all members of the general public have the right to access South Dakota state public records, without requiring a party to specify a reason for needing the information, or revealing any personal information providing that said record is not confidential by law or court order.
South Dakota State Records contain the information about criminal records, court records, and vital records; including over 8 million transparent public records.