South Dakota Police Records

Our South Dakota pages for county sheriffs, criminal records, wanted lists and the sex offender registry.

• South Dakota County Sheriff DirectoryCounty sheriff offices with links to their sites
• South Dakota Criminal RecordsSearch arrest records, criminal background checks, court convictions, and statewide criminal history resources for South Dakota
• South Dakota Most Wanted & FugitivesView active wanted-person bulletins, fugitive alerts, and most-wanted lists published by South Dakota law enforcement agencies
• South Dakota Sex Offender RegistrySearch the official South Dakota sex-offender registry for offender addresses, photographs, conviction details, and registry status

Police records stay with the agency that made them, such as a city or town police department, a sheriff's office or the state police. What each agency releases, and how fast it answers, differs from place to place.

South Dakota's public records law is SDCL chapter 1-27, and disputes go to the Office of Hearing Examiners. The state Computerized Criminal History system holds arrests that go through the state courts.

• Attorney General Public RecordsSouth Dakota public records law and disputes
• Computerized Criminal HistorySouth Dakota criminal history records

Continue your research with these related South Dakota record categories.

• South Dakota Public Records HubBrowse the full South Dakota public-records directory
• South Dakota Court RecordsState and county court case lookups
• South Dakota Inmate SearchState and county inmate locators and parole status
• South Dakota Background ChecksPre-employment, tenant, and personal background-check resources