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South Dakota marriage records

Who holds it: County Register of Deeds issues licenses (any county) and keeps marriage records; Department of Health Vital Records holds statewide records since 19051

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Fees
  2. More details
  3. Related records in South Dakota
  4. How South Dakota handles it
  5. Marriage records in South Dakota counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Copy fee

$15 per certified or informational copy (DOH; also available at any Register of Deeds); online/phone orders via VitalChek add fees2

Who may order

Certified copies: registrant, spouse, child, parent, guardian, next of kin, authorized/designated agent, or someone showing a personal or property right; anyone may get an informational copy3

Fees

Marriage license fee
$404

More details

Tribal
Tribal marriages and divorces are obtained only from the tribe5
Divorce records: who holds it
Divorce decrees: Clerk of Courts in the county where filed. Divorce certificates: only the DOH State Vital Records Office5
Older records: vital records for genealogy
Genealogy vital-record requests by mail only to DOH; photostatic informational copies recommended6

How South Dakota handles it

  • Register of Deeds is also the local vital-records registrar: it issues marriage licenses and certified birth, death and marriage copies from the statewide database, and accepts vital-record orders6
  • Tribal records: tribal marriages/divorces only from the tribe; the state sex offender registry links separate tribal registries5

Marriage records in South Dakota counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County Register of Deeds7—$15 for each copy8
Pennington CountyPennington County Register of Deeds9—$15.0010

For any other county, see the county list on the South Dakota guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any South Dakota office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: marriage records in every state. Everything else in South Dakota: South Dakota public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 10 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. SDCL § 25-1-10 Marriage license--Fee--Certified copiesSouth Dakota Legislature (SDCL)
  2. Vital Records FeesSouth Dakota Department of Health
  3. SDCL § 34-25-52 Copies of vital records--FeesSouth Dakota Legislature (SDCL)
  4. Marriage RequirementsSouth Dakota Department of Health
  5. Order Vital RecordsSouth Dakota Department of Health
  6. Genealogy ResourcesSouth Dakota Department of Health
  7. Register of DeedsMinnehaha County
  8. Vital RecordsMinnehaha County Register of Deeds
  9. Pennington County, SD
  10. Pennington County, SD