South Dakota Court Records Search

This article will cover all aspects of running the South Dakota court records search.

Who is eligible to run a South Dakota court records search?

Before running a South Dakota court information search, you need to establish that you are eligible.

 As a rule, the following groups of people can run the South Dakota court records search both off and online:

-  A party to a case

A party to a case can access both confidential and public South Dakota court information. Unlike the rest of the groups, who need to apply for special permission from the judge.

-  A person authorized by a party

A party in the case can authorize another party to help them search for South Dakota court information and help them run the South Dakota court search in particular.

-  Legal Aid and Government Staff

People who represent legal aid and the government can access South Dakota civil court records remotely.

- Court-appointed people

People appointed by the South Dakota court are eligible to execute the South Dakota court records search.

However, all parties mentioned above (except for the party themselves) will have no access to electronic South Dakota court records of criminal, juvenile justice, child welfare cases, or confidential electronic records unless stated otherwise by the court.

Where to run the South Dakota court records search?

Having established you are eligible to run the South Dakota court records search, you can do it remotely and physically at the courthouse, depending on the type of South Dakota court records.

If the South Dakota court records of your interest are paper-based, then the only way you can run the South Dakota court records search is by physically arriving at the courthouse and running the search there.

However, if the South Dakota court records of your interest are electronic, then you can run the South Dakota court records search both remotely and at the courthouse. We will list the options below for the most comprehensive South Dakota court records search if you intend to do it remotely.

Make sure you use both government and private search engines. The official government websites allow you to find all the South Dakota court information about the case.

In contrast, the independent platform enables you to run the background check on the parties involved.

South Dakota Unified Judicial System (ujs.sd.gov)

The first thing you can do when using the official court website is run the South Dakota court search. To run the South Dakota court search, you need to click on "Court Finder" and choose between the seven circuits or select the "Search" button.

If you decide to run the South Dakota court search with the "Search button," you need to know either of the three points: the county, the city, and the court's circuit.

Aside from that, the court offers the possibility to use the e-Services such as online payments, access law forms, get legal advice, or find an interpreter. Another option would be running the South Dakota court records search online.

To run the South Dakota court records search online, you must press the e-Services tab and choose the "Records search" option from the drop-down menu.

Once this is done, you will be redirected to the South Dakota Legal Self-Help website (ujslawhelp.sd.gov/recordsearch.aspx), where you can run the South Dakota court records search. There are two types of South Dakota court records search, which you could use then:

*  UJS Public Record Search (PARS)

With this type of search, you would be able to run the South Dakota court records search by knowing as little as the person's first and last name and birthdate.

* UJS Civil Judgment Record Search

To run the South Dakota court records and search, you need to have an account in the portal. According to the information provided on the website, it is possible to run the South Dakota civil court records search knowing just as little as the name and a date.

As a rule, you pay "as you go." Most state judiciary websites charge as little as $1 per page; however, each court defines the price. There is also a possibility to have a subscription account if you use the platform often.

Independent search engine (backgroundcheck.co)

Websites like backgroundcheck.co are the best tools to run the South Dakota court information about the parties involved in the case.

Once you hit the "search" button, you can look up the following information:

* Background Records

* Phone Number

* Public Records

* Address Information

* Police & Court Records

* Social Media Accounts & Information

* Marriage & Divorce Records

* Unclaimed Money Database

* Sex Offenders & Their Locations

* Privacy Program

* Mugshots

* South Dakota Criminal Court Records

* South Dakota Civil Court Records

If you still have questions about running the South Dakota court records search, contact the court under the phone number stated on the website.