South Dakota, Clay County
Where Vermillion's records are kept. Court and property records for Vermillion sit with Clay County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of South Dakota.
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Vermillion relies on Clay County and the State of South Dakota for its public records. The cards below are the South Dakota state offices, and the Clay County offices are on our Clay County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseCity records
South Dakota State Historical Society archives page for planning a research visit, with collection indexes, digital archives, newspapers online and the library catalog.
Open official site South Dakota State Archives ResearchCounty court
Bankruptcy court for South Dakota with clerk's offices in the Pierre federal courthouse and the Sioux Falls U.S. Courthouse, both open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South DakotaPolice & jail
South Dakota Unified Judicial System guide to looking up case information, court dates and record searches. Only adult matters are covered; juvenile cases are confidential and left out of searches.
Open official site South Dakota Court Records AccessVital records
State office for South Dakota birth, death, marriage and divorce records, with fees, eligibility and ID rules, genealogy help, birth records over 100 years old and an online services portal.
Open official site South Dakota Department of Health Vital RecordsEverything else, organized
18 more Vermillion sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Vermillion, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Vermillion, a place of 11,695 people, is the seat of Clay County, so most county offices are in Vermillion itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Clay County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 0 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. South Dakota has no coal AML program; its old abandoned mines are in the Black Hills and the old denr.sd.gov AML page no longer resolves.
South Dakota abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in South Dakota is run by the South Dakota Secretary of State, and the county auditor keeps the roll for Vermillion. South Dakota has no online voter registration: the form goes in by mail or in person at a registration office. The signed registration form must be received by the county auditor 15 days before the election; it cannot be sent by fax or email.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in South Dakota come from the South Dakota Department of Health, Vital Records. The fee is $15 search fee for each certificate requested; online and phone orders add expedite fees. Any South Dakota Register of Deeds also takes mail and in person requests for certificates.
Deeds for property in Vermillion are recorded by the county register of deeds, the county director of equalization sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Clay County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Vermillion register with the South Dakota Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search.
South Dakota criminal history checks are run by the South Dakota Attorney General, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Identification Section. The fee is $30.00 for a state check; $50.00 for a state and FBI check. Checks are fingerprint based: mail a fingerprint card with the signed authorization and a check or money order, or submit the request form online and have fingerprints taken on a Livescan machine in South Dakota.
Same county
Other places in Clay County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Clay County records are on the county page.