Mission: Serving the public by expeditiously filing and processing accurate public records.

The Secretary of State files a number of documents that are filed infrequently.  This page summaries a number of those document types and explains how to properly file them with the office.

Athletic Agent Registration

If you plan to represent an athlete pursuant to SDCL 59-10, you are required to complete the registration form linked below and file it with the Secretary of State.

An application for registration or renewal of registration must be accompanied by a fee payable to the Secretary of State in the following amount:
(1) One hundred dollars for an initial application for registration;
(2) Fifty dollars for an application for registration based upon a certificate of registration or licensure issued by another state;
(3) Twenty-five dollars for an application for renewal of registration; or
(4) Twenty-five dollars for an application for renewal of registration based upon an application for renewal of registration or licensure submitted in another state.

• Athlete Agent Registration (fill-able PDF)

• Athlete Agent Registration (blank PDF)

Bingo, Lottery and Raffle Registration

South Dakota law (SDCL 22-25-25) allows certain types of organizations to hold bingo and lottery games under specific guidelines.

Please review the statute linked above thoroughly to verify that your organization is authorized to conduct a bingo or lottery game.

If your organization is authorized and chooses to conduct a lottery and tickets or shares for the lottery are sold state-wide the organization must provide written notice of the lottery to the secretary of state and to the governing body where the drawing for such lottery is held.

Please compose the notice on your organization's letterhead and list the following:

1) date of starting the raffle
2) what will be in your raffle
3) where and when you will be doing the drawing for the raffle

Submit your request to the Secretary of State's office 30 days prior to starting the raffle. Please notify the governing body of the county or municipality where the drawing will be held.

Environmental Covenant Registry

The secretary of state maintains a registry that contains all environmental covenants and any amendment or termination of those covenants. The registry may also contain any other information concerning environmental covenants and the real property subject to them which the secretary of state considers appropriate.

The full text of every document filed is available for inspection and copying in the registry. The entire registry is located below.

Phillips to Falls Brownfields
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
 

Local Government Bond Information Statements

Every public body, authority or agency issuing any general obligation, revenue, improvements, industrial revenue, special assessment, or other bonds of any type, shall file, with the Secretary of State, the following information concerning each issue of bonds.

If you wish to file a bond information statement, click here for a standardized form (PDF).