Sheriff's Office

Civil Process Information

The Civil Process Division is located on the Second Floor of the Law Enforcement Center at 320 W 4th St. in Sioux Falls SD.   The phone number is (605) 367-4331.

The Civil Division is comprised of a Sergeant, three deputy sheriffs, one certified civil process server, two office assistants, and seven part time civil process servers.

The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office Civil Division has the responsibility of serving and executing court-issued documents. Among the most common documents served by the Sheriff’s Office include Writs of Possession, Writs of Execution, Distress Warrants, Summons and Complaints, Protection Orders and subpoenas for criminal and civil cases. We also serve other legal documents as received from the Courts, attorneys and private citizens.

 

3 Steps to Submitting Civil Papers to be served by the Sheriff’s Office:

 

1. Form

1. a. Fill out Civil Process Cover Letter located under Civil Forms.

 

2. Document Submission

1. a. Mail or bring to the following address (if the documents needing to be served are over 15 pages or if you are sending pre-payment in the form of a cashier’s check or money order this is the preferred method):
2. 
   Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office
   Attn: Civil Division
   320 W 4th St
   Sioux Falls, SD 57104
3. 
   b. Email civildivision@minnehahacounty.gov (Scanned PDF attachment is preferred. Pictures taken of the documents cannot be served)
   
   
4. c. Fax 605-367-7319

3. Payment methods of service fees

2. a. Cash
   b. Cashier’s Check
   c .Money Order
   d. Credit/Debit Card with additional fee (4%).

    

Civil Process Fees

 

 

Current Practice (applies to all papers received on or after July 1, 2025):

All Civil Paper Service Fees will need to be pre-paid to the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office. The fee to be pre-paid will be determined by the type of paper being served (please see chart below). There will also be a $10.00 flat rate mileage fee that will need to be pre-paid for those paper types in the chart that specify mileage will be charged. The flat rate mileage fee will be applied for any service outside of the Minnehaha County Campus with one exception. Service to an inmate being housed in the South Dakota State Penitentiary located at 1600 North Dr in Sioux Falls, SD will not be required to pay the $10.00 flat rate mileage fee. All fees will now be non-refundable with few exceptions.

 

Example:

• * Garnishment = $50.00
  * Flat Rate Mileage Fee = $10.00
• * Total due when papers are delivered to our office = $60.00

 

Execution of judgment	$95.00 plus mileage
Protection orders	No fee
Evictions/Lockouts	$95.00 plus mileage
Summons	$50.00 plus mileage
Notice	$50.00 plus mileage
Complaint	$50.00 plus mileage
Petition	$50.00 plus mileage
Affidavit	$50.00 plus mileage
Small Claims	$50.00 plus mileage
Subpoena	$20.00 plus mileage