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Bankruptcy court

District of South Dakota

The District of South Dakota is the federal bankruptcy court for 66 counties in South Dakota, divided into 2 divisions.

Divisions and counties served

Each county below is assigned to a division by the court’s own order or local rule.

Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.

Pierre Division

44 counties

Appendix 1L (Counties within a Division, District of South Dakota), Local Bankruptcy Rules for the District of South Dakota (as amended June 14, 2024) — REFERENCE: Practice Pointers of Bankr. D.S.D. R. 1014-2. Counties served by the Pierre Clerk's office: the NORTHERN division (court site Aberdeen, Clerk's office Pierre) — Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, McPherson, Roberts, Spink, Walworth; the CENTRAL division (court site Pierre, Clerk's office Pierre) — Buffalo, Dewey, Faulk, Gregory, Haakon, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Ziebach; and the WESTERN division (court site Rapid City, Clerk's office Pierre) — Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins.

Sioux Falls Division

22 counties

Appendix 1L (Counties within a Division, District of South Dakota), Local Bankruptcy Rules for the District of South Dakota (as amended June 14, 2024) — REFERENCE: Practice Pointers of Bankr. D.S.D. R. 1014-2. Counties served by the Sioux Falls Clerk's office: the SOUTHERN division (court site Sioux Falls, Clerk's office Sioux Falls) — Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, Yankton.

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How the District of South Dakota runs a case

Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.

Section 341 meeting of creditors
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What the District of South Dakota publishes

Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.

Local rules

The rules this court adds on top of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. They bind every case filed here.

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  • Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
  • The trustees who serve this district

This court publishes at www.sdb.uscourts.gov. The rules, orders and fee schedules linked on this page go to its own copies.

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