Certified Translation Services for Pierre, South Dakota
Certified translation for Pierre, South Dakota is available from Apostille Authentications from $65 per page, with most jobs finished in 1 to 2 business days. We are based in the Portland, Oregon area and serve Pierre remotely: documents go in through our quote form and come back electronically or by mail. Every certified translation includes a signed certificate of accuracy. Pierre is also where South Dakota issues apostilles, and we can help with that step.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Pierre is home to the South Dakota apostille office
The Secretary of State issues every South Dakota apostille from the Capitol complex in Pierre. If you live in town, that means you can hand your documents in yourself. The office lists drop-off and pick-up at 500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 112, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and says most drop-off orders are completed within 1 to 2 business days. Expedited appointments, processed while you wait where possible, are booked by calling (605) 773-5008.
The state fee is $25 per document, and expedited service adds $50. Each request needs the Apostille/Authentication Request Form, the destination country, a daytime phone or email, a return address and the original certified or notarized document.
Payment at the counter can be made by check, money order, cash or a major credit card issued by a US bank. If you want the finished apostille sent on to someone else, the office uses standard USPS unless you leave a prepaid self-addressed envelope, and it cannot accept or send DHL.
Getting a translation notarized for the apostille
The Secretary of State states that notarized documents must be notarized by a South Dakota Notary Public. So if your translation is going on to the apostille counter, we hire a notary commissioned in South Dakota to notarize the translator’s statement before the document reaches you.
Keep the original record separate. The office does not accept plain copies, and it says birth certificates, marriage certificates and court documents need certification from the issuing agency instead of a notary.
A common Pierre sequence is this: pick up a certified copy of the record from the issuing office, have us translate it, receive the translation with the notarized translator’s statement, then take both to Suite 112 with one request form listing the destination country.
Vital records and county offices in Pierre
Two record offices sit a few blocks apart on Capitol Avenue.
State Vital Records takes orders in person, by mail, online and by phone, and says records cannot be faxed or emailed. The $15 search fee is kept even when no record is found. Genealogy requests are accepted by mail only.
| State Vital Records | South Dakota Department of Health, 221 West Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-4961. Certificates are $15 each. Divorce certificates are issued only here. |
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| Hughes County Register of Deeds | 104 E. Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-7495, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central, Monday to Friday. Issues birth, death and marriage records, marriage licenses and Hughes County land records. |
| Hughes County Clerk of Court | 104 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, 605-773-3713, open 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Divorce decrees are requested from the county Clerk of Courts. |
Courts that sit in Pierre
Hughes County belongs to the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the South Dakota Unified Judicial System. The court system’s statewide Language Access Plan says all submitted forms must be in English and that an interpreter is appointed at no cost to a party or witness who needs one. Ask the clerk’s office for interpreter help.
The federal court’s Central Division is also here, in the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse at 225 South Pierre Street, phone (605) 945-4600.
The court system keeps a roster of individual interpreters and interpreter agencies covering more than 30 languages, and it posts some court forms in Spanish. Written translations of exhibits or foreign records are left to the party who files them.
How to order from Pierre
You do not need to visit us, and we have no counter in Pierre.
- Step 1. Scan or photograph the document and upload it as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form.
- Step 2. We confirm the price, from $65 per page, and the delivery date.
- Step 3. Your certified translation arrives by email or by mail with its certificate of accuracy.
- Questions. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Languages and local context
Census Reporter’s ACS profile puts Pierre’s population at about 13,900, with roughly 1.4 percent of residents born outside the United States. We translate 100 languages, most often Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. For any other language, ask us first.
For immigration paperwork, the federal rule at 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, plus a statement that the translator is competent in both languages.
Related services for Pierre
- South Dakota document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- South Dakota apostille service
- All document translation services
Pierre translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translations to Pierre residents remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document online and receive the translation with a signed certificate of accuracy electronically or by mail.
Pricing starts at $65 per page, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Secretary of State’s apostille drop-off is at 500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 112, Pierre, open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The fee is $25 per document.
The Secretary of State offers expedited appointments for an extra $50 per document and processes them while you wait where possible, though staff may ask you to return later. Call (605) 773-5008 to schedule.
The Department of Health Vital Records office at 221 West Capitol Avenue and the Hughes County Register of Deeds at 104 E. Capitol Avenue both issue certified birth records. The state fee is $15 per certificate.
The Secretary of State requires a South Dakota Notary Public. When your translation needs notarizing for the state, we hire a notary commissioned in South Dakota to notarize the translator’s statement.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- South Dakota Secretary of State: Apostilles and Authentications
- South Dakota Department of Health: Order Vital Records
- Dakota at Home (State of South Dakota): Hughes County Register of Deeds
- Unified Judicial System: Hughes County court
- South Dakota Unified Judicial System Language Access Plan, Fiscal Year 2025
- U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota: Court Info
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) (eCFR)
- Census Reporter: Pierre profile (ACS)
Get your Pierre translation started
Upload your document for a quote, or call (971) 514-3743 and tell us where the translation is going. We confirm the level of certification you need before any work begins.