Potter County Information
South Dakota contains Potter County. Potter County had a total population of 2,472 back in 2020. The county seat is Gettysburg.
It was founded in 1873 and organized in 1883.
It was named for Joel A. Potter. It is located in the Central section of the state.
Potter County Arrest Records
Arrest records are kept on each and every crime in Potter County. Crimes are divided into two main categorizations in Potter 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. Crimes for this county have not maintained frequent reporting, and as such, cannot be recorded. Potter County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Potter County Sheriff’s Office
201 South Exene Street
Gettysburg, SD 57442
Phone: (605) 765-9405
Potter County Criminal Records
Potter 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. The records of criminals in Potter County are consistently up to date. Potter County citizens can use a search tool to get access to the records in question. Anyone on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. Potter County legally keeps current sex offender registers. These include any offender living, attending school, working, or jailed in the Potter County area. This register is accessible by the public in Potter County.
Residents living in Potter County can also search online for offenders in the area. A resident must simply enter a zip code to act as the center of their search. The website will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius of this pinpointed location in Potter County. People may also use the tools to look up individual known offenders. The results will show all imprisoned and non-compliant offenders too.
Potter County Court Records
The criminal, civil, and family cases in Potter County are all supervised by the county courthouse. The court clerk maintains all Potter County court records. Potter County residents can access court records at:
Potter County Courthouse
201 South Exene Street
P.O. Box 67
Gettysburg, SD 57442
Phone: (605) 765-9472
Fax: (605) 765-9670
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 - Regular court records in Potter County can usually be delivered by mail, email, or fax once payment is received. Potter County official records can only be directed via mail.
Potter County Public Records
Every Potter County resident, and South Dakota resident for that matter, has vital records kept on them. These reports hold a person's most prominent milestone life events. These records could feature marriages, divorces, deaths, births, and more. Counties such as Potter County help to collect these records. The state requires some counties to collect and send copies of the records.
In South Dakota, marriage records are currently obtained by every single individual county clerk. These records are located at the South Dakota Department of Health Office of Vital Records. Birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, and marriage certificates make up the key vital records. One central registry is used to store all vital records, including those from Potter County. They can be used in the future for statistical analysis.
In Potter County, residents can access and copy these vital records because they are located in the public domain. Potter County residents have the right to access these reports since South Dakota passed the Sunshine Law in 1967. Potter County residents can acquire public records in-person at:
Potter County Clerk’s Office
201 South Exene Street
Gettysburg, SD 57442
Phone: (605) 765-9467
Fax: (605) 765-2332
NOTE - There are many rules that need to be followed in order for Potter County requesters to obtain records. The office is open between 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. Photo ID is needed to acquire records in Potter County. Both driver's licenses and state IDs would suffice. In Potter County, a requester must also put their public record requests in writing.
