THE DIRECTORY
The 10 offices the South Dakota guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of October 2026, and every entry carries the link so the number here can be checked against the source.
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Start here
The two places that say which local help covers an address, and publish the forms.
- Dakota Plains Legal Services, offices and application
Every Dakota Plains Legal Services office with its hours, and its online application for free legal help.
- Covers
- Statewide, from eight offices
- Phone
- (605) 856-4444
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Custody After a Split, Getting Divorced
- South Dakota Unified Judicial System, Self Help
Pro se forms, family, civil and criminal law help, a legal glossary, and a Legal Form Help Line that answers questions about completing court forms but gives no legal advice.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-855-784-0004
Sent here by Clearing a Record, Getting Divorced, A Small Estate, Custody After a Split, Breaking a Protection Order, Domestic Abuse Charges
Free civil legal help
Each program covers part of the state and each sets its own eligibility. The lookup above is what settles which one covers a county.
- Dakota Plains Legal Services
Free legal assistance on housing, family, health, wills and consumer problems, with a Justice Bus.
- Covers
- Communities across South Dakota and North Dakota
- For
- Low income individuals, older Americans and veterans
- Phone
- (605) 856-4444
8 regional offices
- Mission (administrative office) · 151 E. 2nd St., Mission, SD 57555 · (605) 856-4444
- Rapid City · 202 East Saint Joseph St., Rapid City, SD 57709 · (605) 342-7171
- Sioux Falls · 300 N. Dakota Ave., Suite 306, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 · (605) 301-8060
- Pine Ridge · #10 Wakpamni Cap Loop, Pine Ridge, SD 57770 · (605) 891-3218
- Eagle Butte · 116 W Frontier St., Eagle Butte, SD 57625 · (605) 964-2175
- Fort Thompson · 140 White Ghost Dr., Fort Thompson, SD 57339 · (605) 245-2341
- Sisseton · 301 Veterans Ave., Suite 4, Sisseton, SD 57262 · (605) 698-3971
- Fort Yates · 104 Carignan St., Fort Yates, ND 58538 · (701) 854-7204
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, When the Landlord Retaliates, Custody After a Split, Getting Divorced
- South Dakota Free Legal Answers
Online legal questions answered by volunteer lawyers, through the State Bar's Access to Justice program, for users earning under 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, not incarcerated, with less than $5,000 in total assets.
- Covers
- Statewide, online
Sent here by Custody After a Split, Getting Divorced, Breaking a Protection Order, Domestic Abuse Charges, Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It
- Disability Rights South Dakota
Disability rights advocacy for South Dakotans with disabilities.
- Covers
- South Dakotans with disabilities
- For
- People with disabilities
- Phone
- 1-800-658-4782
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Housing Discrimination
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Division of Human Rights
Takes discrimination complaints, with forms, and answers general questions.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (605) 773-3681
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Housing Discrimination
- SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Division of Labor & Management
Takes claims of unpaid wages, answers questions about state and federal employment laws, and administers the state's workers' compensation system.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (605) 773-3681
Sent here by Getting Paid, The Last Paycheck, Minimum Wage, Hurt at Work
- SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Reemployment Assistance
Reemployment assistance (unemployment) claims, online at any time through its benefits portal or by phone at its Claims Call Center on weekdays.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (605) 626-3179
Another phone line
- Customer Service Center · (605) 626-2452
Sent here by Unemployment After a Job Ends
- South Dakota Attorney General, Consumer Protection
Takes consumer complaints on its form, and answers consumer inquiries by phone.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-300-1986
Another phone line
- Pierre · (605) 773-4400
Sent here by Unfair and Deceptive Practices, The Lemon Law, A Sale at Your Door, When Your Data Is Breached, Identity Theft, Wage Garnishment
- SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Division of Insurance
Regulates the insurance industry in South Dakota to serve and protect consumers.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (605) 773-3563
Sent here by The Insurance Requirement