South Dakota vital records; such as, birth, death, South Dakota marriage records and South Dakota
divorce records filed after 1905 are available.
Many birth records with pre-1905 dates were filed later and are in the system.
For South Dakota marriage records, contact the register of deeds in the county where the license
was bought or where the marriage occurred.
For South Dakota divorce records, contact the clerk of courts in the county where the divorce took place.
Death records cost $10 per copy. Marriage and divorce records cost $7 per copy. Fees are required
at the time of the request. You must provide: Name(s) on the record, Date of the event, Place of
the event (city or county).
