Welcome to the Day County Clerk of Court's Office
Our Contact Information is:

Day County Clerk of Courts
711 West 1st Street
Webster, SD 57274

Phone Number: 605-345-3771
Fax Number: 605-345-3818
Email: 5thcircuit@ujs.state.sd.us

The basic functions of the clerk’s office are:

• Assisting with requests for information on court procedures, fees, court dates, forms
• Processing passports, assessing & receipting fees thereon
• Opening, maintaining, storing and retrieving court files as needed in different types of cases
• Processing traffic tickets and other criminal complaints, receipting and disbursing fines, fees, costs, bond and restitution associated with same
• Working closely with the public, law enforcement and attorneys in maintaining judges’ calendars of court dates and assisting judges in the courtroom
• Summoning and qualifying jurors, assist judge in juror selection process, and authorize payment of jurors
• Performing magistrate functions such as setting bond, handling initial appearances, issuing warrants, entering default judgments in small claims cases and performing marriages

INFORMATION ON THE COURT SYSTEM IN DAY COUNTY

·         Office hours for the Clerks’ Office are 8 am -Noon and 1-5 pm, Monday through Friday.
 

·         The Clerks’ Office is located on the main floor of the courthouse.
 

·         Other UJS offices located on the main floor of the Day County Courthouse are:

                                    Court Services – Probation

                                    Law Library/courtroom

                                    Chambers to the Honorable Jon S. 

                                    Flemmer

                                    Court Reporter Office

·         The Day County Courthouse has two courtrooms.  To view courtrooms and obtain a list of courtroom details, please click on Courtrooms. 
 

·         Elevator access is located on the south side of the courthouse.

• Court is scheduled by calling the Clerk’s office and is held every Wednesday, or you can view the motion day calendar by clicking on Calendar
   
• Day County Courthouse is also one of five interactive video (ITV) sites in the Fifth Circuit, where conferences, hearings and meetings take place through video technology.  The other four sites include the Brown County Courthouse in Aberdeen, Roberts County Courthouse in Sisseton, Spink County Courthouse in Redfield, and the Walworth County Courthouse in Selby.  Scheduling for ITV is done through the Court Administrator’s Office in Aberdeen, phone nos. 605-626-2450, or toll-free in-state 1-877-999-5613.

DAY COUNTY CLERKS, 1889- PRESENT

DAY COUNTY JUDGES, 1889-PRESENT

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