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South Dakota Birth Certificates
Cost for copies: $10.00
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536State office has records filed after July 1905.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to South Dakota Department of Health. 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.
South Dakota Death Certificates
Cost for copies: $10.00
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536State office has records filed after July 1905.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to South Dakota Department of Health. 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.
South Dakota Marriage Certificates
Cost for copies: $7.00
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536State office has records since July 1905. Marriages can also be obtained from the County Register of Deeds where the marriage occurred.
South Dakota Divorce Records
Cost for copies: $7.00
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2536State office has records since July 1905. Divorces can also be obtained from the Clerk of Courts in the county where the divorce was granted.
