Search Hanson County, South Dakota Public Records

Commissioners are empowered to “super-intend the fiscal concerns of the County” and “to make orders respecting the care and preservation of all property belonging to the County”. Accordingly, Commissioners conduct long-range planning, approve budgets, adopt Resolutions and Ordinances, enact policies and procedures, and further administer the various appointed County departments.

For cases prior to 1989, records must be requested directly from the clerk of courts office for the county in which the case was filed. Contact information for the clerk of court can be found via Court Finder. Open court records referenced in a PARS summary can be viewed or printed from public access computer terminals located at all courthouses in South Dakota. For more information about obtaining a full court record, contact a clerk of courts office. For a summary of statewide criminal or civil court record information, submit one of the following request forms below.

Many of the records held at the Hanson County Register of Deeds’ Office date back to the early 1870’s and provide a wealth of information for those persons wanting to research or trace area history. The Register of Deeds’ Vital Records Department maintains birth, death, marriage, and burial record information. The Office works directly with the South Dakota

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