Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Spearfish, South Dakota, in Lawrence County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Circuit Court for Lawrence County, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Courts, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Spearfish public records, Lawrence County court records, Spearfish arrest records, Spearfish warrants, Spearfish inmate search, Spearfish criminal records, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Spearfish
In Spearfish, the Circuit Court for Lawrence County hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with magistrate judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of Courts.
The Clerk of Courts keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the South Dakota Open Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Spearfish
For Lawrence County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at dakotaathome.sd.gov/search/ebefa2fb-22f1-5b1a-b7d3-28e4ba3e825a (page title: Lawrence County Clerk of Courts | South Dakota Unified Judicial System | Clerk of Courts), phone 605-578-2040, 78 Sherman Street, Deadwood, SD 57732, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Public Access Record Search is the South Dakota courts' statewide search, with a fee per name.
The South Dakota court page SearchSystems verified is at ujs.sd.gov/cases-and-records.
What Reaches the Court from Spearfish
Together, the five agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 740 arrests to the FBI that year; the State's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Circuit Court for Lawrence County.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lawrence.sd.us/354/States-Attorney (page title: State's Attorney | Lawrence County, SD), phone 605-578-1707, 90 Sherman St Deadwood, SD 57732, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety Driver Licensing, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Spearfish guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Spearfish criminal records, Spearfish divorce records, Spearfish traffic tickets, Spearfish DUI and Spearfish property records.
More Official Court Pages for Lawrence County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lawrence County and South Dakota. These court pages from its Lawrence County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- South Dakota eCourts (ecourts.sd.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Spearfish?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dakotaathome.sd.gov, phone 605-578-2040. Statewide, UJS Public Access Record Search is the South Dakota courts' statewide search, with a fee per name.
Which court hears felonies in Spearfish?
The Circuit Court for Lawrence County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with magistrate judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Spearfish?
The Clerk of Courts. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in South Dakota?
Yes: UJS Public Access Record Search, the South Dakota courts' statewide search, with a fee per name.
Is this the official Spearfish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.