Pennington County Register of Deeds
130 Kansas City St. Suite 210, Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701
Contact & location
- Address
- 130 Kansas City St. Suite 210, Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701
- Mail-in address
- Pennington County Register of Deeds130 Kansas City St. #210, Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701-2818
- Records for
- Pennington County, South Dakota
- Phone
- 605-394-2177
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues South Dakota state records
Pennington County follows South Dakota’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $15.00
- South Dakota birth certificate fee
- 2–5 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 924,669
- South Dakota population
Office hours
via Google| Monday | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
| Wednesday | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
| Thursday | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
| Friday | 7:00am - 4:00pm |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Monday - Thursday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $15.00South Dakota state fee | 2–5 weeksSouth Dakota estimate |
| Death Certificate | $15.00South Dakota state fee | 2–5 weeksSouth Dakota estimate |
| Marriage Certificate | $15.00South Dakota state fee | 2–5 weeksSouth Dakota estimate |
Rows marked South Dakota state fee mean the office has not published its own price, so the statewide fee is shown. Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The Pennington County Register of Deeds’s office or registry of vital records, offers a wide range of crucial services. These offices play a vital role in the protection and provision of essential documents such as birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates . In addition to maintaining these primary records, they are responsible for managing and issuing copies of birth, marriage, and death records that occurred within the Township of Rapid City. Alongside record maintenance, this office provides valuable services like issuing certified copies of documents, overseeing the registration of domestic partnerships, and offering assistance to rectify any errors detected in vital records. Through these comprehensive services, the vital records office ensures the accuracy, accessibility, and integrity of vital records for the benefit of the community.
Reviews
★★★★★3.0 (7)- ★★★★★Skylar BliekGoogle
Friendly and helpful staff.
- ★★★★★Willy ScottGoogle
The absolute worst waiting system ever. Plan on spending an entire day in line regardless of how early you get there. Then once you finally get close the staff takes a break after working for 1 hour. What a joke. You will waste your life away waiting on people that have no care for your time. This is terrible. Pennington county has really gone down hill.
- ★★★★★Ken LilyquistGoogle
It is the worst I've ever had waited.3 hours still had to wait another hour and they were closing.I recommends that they get more people there to work
- ★★★★★Ray S-222Google
My wait was about at least 2 hrs but they had a texting system that lets u know when you'll be called soon so I waited in the car and watched a movie. When I was finally called I was in and out in like 15-20 mins.
- ★★★★★Dani NHGoogle
Checked in at 10:30 am . Wasn’t called till 1.5 hours later. Showed up 30 minutes after that, waited another 30 minutes till I was able to be seen all for the desk person to tell me I made a small mistake filling out my paperwork & would have to leave & do it all over again. So have to come back like another day or two later. Frustrating to say the least