Yankton County Departments/Services Yankton County Register of Deeds Office Phone: (605) 260-4400, Ext 5 Fax: (605) 668-9682 Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday Mailing Address: 321 W. Third St., Suite 205 Yankton, S.D., 57078 Welcome to the Yankton County Register of Deeds Office. Our office is located on the second floor of the Yankton County Government Center at 321 W. Third St., in downtown Yankton. Brian J. Hunhoff, Register of Deeds Staff Mallory, Deputy Matt, Deputy Jeff, Clerk The Register of Deeds provides many services to the county. This office is the primary county record-keeping and archival office for vital statistics (birth, death and marriage records), burial permits, land records (such as plats, deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, assignments, etc.), military discharge records, hospital liens, mechanics liens, county, state and federal tax liens, powers of attorney, fictitious name filings, UCC filings and coroner records. Our office is also responsible for the issuance of marriage licenses, as well as certified copies of birth certificates, death certificates and marriage certificates. The Yankton County Register of Deeds collected $274,793 in fees in 2016, including $22,258 in revenue from providing copies of real estate documents. The $274,793 total also includes $94,349 in Land Transfer Fees (representing $94.35 million in 2016 Yankton County land sales). • • • • • • • 43 Easements 237 Burial Permits 186 Marriage Licenses 332 State, Federal and Mechanic Liens 40 Plats 25 Lis Pendens (Initial Foreclosure Actions) 660 Copy Requests Yankton County Sheriff’s Office Phone: (605) 668-3567 Fax: (605) 260-2780 Address: 410 Walnut Street, Yankton SD 57078 Sheriff: Jim Vlahakis The Sheriff’s Office is located on the first floor of the Yankton County Courthouse and Safety Center building at 410 Walnut Street. Use the entrance on the south side of the building. The office of the Sheriff has many duties as required by state statute. “The Sheriff shall keep and preserve the peace within his county, for which purpose he is empowered to call to his aid such persons or power of his county as he may Jim Vlahakis Yankton County Sheriff “Imagine if you had a magical place where you could go to feel recharged and renewed each day. You can when you own a Caldera Spa.” Records and documents processed by the Yankton County Register of Deeds staff in 2017 included: • • • • • • • • • 1,118 Birth Certificates 1,271 Death Certificates 712 County and Hospital Liens 951 Property Transfers 908 Deeds 819 Mortgage Satisfactions 825 Mortgages 332 Marriage Certificates 143 Assignments, Addendums, Amendments 18vYANKTON COUNTY GUIDE 2018 Featuring Hot Springs & Caldera Spas LEISURE WORLD, INC. Spas • Swimming Pools • Saunas 1900 Broadway Ave, Yankton, SD 57078 • 605-665-1240 2500 S. 13th St., Norfolk, NE 68701 • 402-371-8425 Summer Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10-5 pm, Sunday 1-5 pm Winter Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm www.leisureworldsd.com