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Obtain information detailing how to request South Dakota criminal history records and background checks.
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Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the SD Dept. of Corrections.
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Search the SD Office of the Attorney General database of registered offenders by name or location.
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Buy a copy of a South Dakota motor vehicle crash report online from the state crash records site.
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Buy South Dakota hunting and fishing licenses, apply for hunting seasons, check season dates, reserve state park campsites, and find forms, permits and landowner programs.
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The South Dakota Attorney General is the state's chief legal officer, prosecuting crimes, protecting consumers and overseeing the Division of Criminal Investigation. Court records come from the South Dakota Unified Judicial System.
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The U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota keeps civil and criminal case files in CM/ECF; anyone with a PACER account can read unrestricted filings. State cases come from the Unified Judicial System.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the SD Secretary of State.
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South Dakota Department of Health vital records, which issues certified birth and death certificates for events registered in the state and takes the orders for them.
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Find general info and check name availability with the SD Secretary of State.
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Prairie City public records are kept by the offices listed above. Start with the office that created the record.
The Perkins County Auditor's Office is the election authority for Prairie City voters, phone (605) 244-5621, the office handles voter registration, maintains voter rolls, oversees polling places, processes absentee ballot requests, and certifies election results for residents throughout Perkins County.
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Voter registration in South Dakota is run by the South Dakota Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, polling places and the local election office for Prairie City. South Dakota has no online voter registration: the signed form goes to the Perkins County Auditor at least 15 days before an election.
Deeds for property in Prairie City are recorded by the Perkins County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Perkins County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in South Dakota come from the state vital records office, South Dakota Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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