South Dakota Vital Records Information
(How to contact the Vital Records Department of South Dakota)
Event: Birth or death

Cost of copy: $7.00

Address:
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536

Remarks: State office has records filed after July 1905.

Money order should be made payable to South Dakota Department of Health. Personal checks are accepted. To verify current fees the telephone number is (605) 773-4961. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at http://www.state.sd.us/doh/vitalrec/vital.htm.

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Event: Marriage

Cost of copy: $7.00

Address:
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536

Remarks: Records since July 1905. Marriages can also be obtained from the County Register of Deeds where the marriage occurred.

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Event: Divorce

Cost of copy: $7.00

Address:
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536

Remarks: Records since July 1905. Divorces can also be obtained from the Clerk of Courts in the county where the divorce was granted.