Davison County Information
Davison County is found in the state of South Dakota. Back in 2020, Davison County had a total population of 19,956. Mitchell is the current county seat in Davison County.
It was created in 1873 and organized in 1874.
It was named for Henry C. Davison, the first settler in the county.
Davison County is part of the Mitchell, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Davison County Arrest Records
In Davison County, arrest records are also kept on each crime within the jurisdictional area. Crimes are divided into two main categorizations in Davison County. Violent crime and property crime are the classes in question. 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. Back in 2021, there were 1 violent and 4 property crimes in Davison County. Davison County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Davison County Sheriff’s Office
1015 South Miller Avenue
Mitchell, SD 57301
Phone: (605) 995-8630
Davison County Criminal Records
Davison County records its 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 Davison County and across the whole state of South Dakota, the police must keep an up-to-date list of all records of criminals. To get access to the records in question, Davison County residents can use a search tool. Anyone on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. Davison County keeps current register of all local sex offenders. Every offender living, working, attending school, or incarcerated in the Davison County area must be on this list. All Davison County citizens may access an up-to-date copy of this register.
Citizens of Davison County can search for any sex offenders within a certain distance of their homes. Davison County citizens must simply enter a zip code to act as the focal point of the search. All offenders within those coordinates will then be revealed to the Davison County resident. People may also use the tool to search for specific offenders. These include any imprisoned or non-compliant offenders in Davison County.
Davison County Court Records
The criminal, civil, and family cases in Davison County are all supervised by the county courthouse. The court clerk is in charge of maintaining all records within Davison County. Davison County residents can access court records at:
Davison County Courthouse
200 East Fourth Avenue
P.O. Box 927
Mitchell, SD 57301
Phone: (605) 995-8105
In the state of South Dakota, there is one federal district court, a state supreme court, and trial courts of general and limited jurisdiction. 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 court records in Davison County can usually be delivered by mail, email, or fax once payment is received. Alternatively, all official records can only be delivered via mail-in Davison County.
Davison County Public Records
In South Dakota State, reports called vital records are kept on each and every resident within the jurisdiction. All important life events are recorded in these reports. These records could comprise marriages, divorces, deaths, births, and more. Davison County is, as well as other counties in the state, pivotal in the collection of these records for South Dakota. The state requires some counties to collect and send copies of the reports.
South Dakota requires all county clerks to collect marriage records. All records are saved by the South Dakota Department of Health: Office of Vital Records. The key vital records are birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. All vital state records, including those from Davison County, are located in one central registry. These records can then be used for statistical analysis.
Davison County citizens can access and copy all public records. Davison County residents have the right to access these records since South Dakota passed the Sunshine Law in 1967. Davison County public records can be obtained in-person at:
Davison County Clerk’s Office
200 East 4th Avenue
1st Floor
Mitchell, SD 57301
Phone: (605) 995-8616
Fax: (605) 995-8648
NOTE - If a requester would like to obtain records face-to-face, they must adhere to several rules in Davison County. The office is only open between 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. To obtain records in Davison County, photo identification is needed. This could comprise a driver’s license or state ID. A requester must also put their public record requests in writing in Davison County.
