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General Resources

• 8th Circuit

• District of South Dakota

• District of South Dakota

State Judiciary

• Judicial System
• Statewide Case Record Search $

Supreme Court

• Supreme Court
• Supreme Court Opinions – From FindLaw – 1997 to present

Local/Lower Courts

• Circuit Courts
• Small Claims Court
• Problem-Solving Courts

Court Forms and Administration

• Counties – Look for Register of Deeds Offices on County Web sites for Public Records Info
• Court Forms

Criminal Information

• Department of Corrections
• South Dakota Grand Jurors

• State Bar – Mandatory
• Judicial Discipline Information
• Bar Association Lawyer Referral Directory
• Trial Lawyers Association

Laws, Codes and Statutes

• Codified Laws
• Constitution
• Session Laws – 1997 to present

Legislative Materials

• Legislature
• Legislative History Guides and Resources

Governor's Office

• Governor's Office
• Executive Orders
• Executive Proclamations

Office of the Attorney General

• Office of the Attorney General
• Opinions

Regulations

• Administrative Rules – Rules, Register, and Manual
• Rules Hearings – Proposed changes the administrative rules for the Office of the Secretary of State

County & Municipal Information

• Municipal League
• Association of County Officials
• Counties – Look for Register of Deeds Offices on County Web sites for Public Records Info
• Property Records – From NETR Online

Municipal Codes

• Municipal Codes – Includes Aberdeen, Belle Fourche, Box Elder, Britton, Brookings, Huron, Miller, Redfield, Salem, Selby, Sisseton, and Yankton.
• American Legal Publishing Corporation

• Revenue Department
• Unclaimed Property
• Elections and Campaign Finance Information
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