Program Information

Provides assistance for a variety of court matters, including case filing including small claims, divorces, protection orders, and civil cases;payment of child support, restitution, and fines;records of an individual's traffic or criminal offenses;involuntary drug or alcohol commitment petitions;Magistrate court proceedings;Circuit Court proceedings;jury duty information, and emancipation for minors.

Visit https://ujslawhelp.sd.gov/onlineforms.aspx to view and print forms including application for court appointed counsel, child support, custody, divorce, domestic protection order, expungement, guardianship and conservatorship, name change, traffic and criminal offense records, small claims, stalking protection order, and vulnerable adult protection order.

Also issues drivers licenses. This County site only accepts driver license applications/documents for licensing, then issues a paper permit (cards are printed in Pierre then mailed to the applicant weeks later). This site cannot process new CDL applicants or non-citizens.

Eligibility

Open to all

Disabilities access

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Required Documents

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Application Process

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