Codington County Information
Codington County is located in South Dakota. Back in 2020, there were 28,325 total habitants. The county seat is Watertown.
It was created in 1877 and organized in 1878.
It was named for Rev. George S. S. Codington, Dakota Territory legislator. He was a politician in the Dakota Territory.
Codington County comprises the Watertown, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Codington County Arrest Records
Arrest records are kept on all crimes within the Codington County area. Codington County crimes are put into violent crimes and property crimes. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. Codington County had 8 violent and 39 property crimes back in 2021. Codington County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Codington County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Brad Howell
14 1st Ave South East
Watertown, SD 57201
Phone: (605) 882-6280
Email: info@codingtonsheriff.com
Codington County Criminal Records
Codington County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. In Codington County and across the whole state of South Dakota, the police are necessary to keep an up-to-date list of all records of criminals. Locals of Codington County can use a search tool to get access to the records in question. Any individual on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. Codington County legally keeps current sex offender registers. Every offender living, working, attending school, or jailed in the Codington County area must be on this list. This register is accessible by the public in Codington County.
Citizens of Codington County can find local offenders by using online searches. A given zip code acts as the focal point of a resident's search. The searcher will then be able to see all offenders in the local area. People may also use the tools to look up individual known offenders. Results consist of all offenders, even those jailed or non-compliant.
Codington County Court Records
The county courthouse supervises all civil, family, and criminal cases in Codington County. The court clerk is in charge of maintaining all records within Codington County. Codington County residents can obtain court records at:
Codington County Courthouse
14 1st Avenue South East
P.O. Box 1054
Watertown, SD 57201
Phone: (605) 882-5095
Fax: (605) 882-5384
Email: lisa.feltch@ujs.state.sd.us
There is one federal district court, a state supreme court, and trial courts of general and limited jurisdiction in South Dakota. The Federal district courts hear appeals from state courts and are also the point of origination for federal cases and lawsuits. South Dakota Supreme Court is the state's court of last resort and has five judgeships. Circuit Courts are courts of general jurisdiction in South Dakota. The 66 counties in the state are divided into seven judicial circuits with forty-one judicial circuit judges.
NOTE - Standard records in Codington County can be directed by mail, email, or fax. Then again, any official or credentialed records in Codington County can only be delivered via mail.
Codington County Public Records
Vital records are kept on each and every resident in South Dakota. These reports hold a person's most important milestone life events. These records can contain anything from births and deaths to marriages and divorces. Codington County is, as well as other counties in the state, pivotal in the collection of these records for South Dakota. Individual counties may collect documents and send copies to the state.
In South Dakota, marriage records are currently amassed by every last individual county clerk. Marriage records in Codington County are located at the South Dakota Department of Health: Office of Vital Records. Vital records may comprise birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. All vital state records, including those from Codington County, are stored in one central registry. These records can then be used for statistical analysis.
The general public in Codington County can access all public records. The South Dakota Sunshine Law 1967 gives the general public in Codington County this fundamental right. Codington County residents can obtain public records in-person at:
Codington County Clerk’s Office
Register of Deeds: Ann Rasmussen
14 1st Ave. SE
Watertown, SD 57201
Hours:
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Monday - Friday
Phone: (605) 882-5110
Fax: (605) 882-5230
Email: codrod@codington.org
Nonetheless, every record comes at a cost, as it takes both times to source the records and resources to print them. For example, birth certificates in Codington County cost $15. Death certificates in Codington County cost $15. First copies of marriage records cost $15.
NOTE - There are many rules that must be followed to obtain records for Codington County requesters. Codington County requesters must get records between 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. In Codington County, some form of photo ID is needed to attain records. State IDs and driver's licenses will do just fine. All public record requests must also be put in writing in Codington County.
