⚖️ Statute Verified🏢 Register a Business Name

Register a Business Name in Jones County, SD

Fees for this service are set by state statute. Here's what to expect in Jones County.

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South Dakota Fictitious Business Name — SDCL 37-11-1
Filed on paper with the Jones County Register of Deeds, or online with the Secretary of State
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$10.00new filing or renewal · renewed every 5 years

The statute gives two routes and one price: the statement “shall be electronically filed with the secretary of state, or filed in paper form with any register of deeds in the state. The filing shall be renewed every fifth year thereafter. A fee of ten dollars shall be paid with each new filing and renewal.” (SDCL 37-11-1). A paper filing at the register of deeds is keyed into the Secretary of State's system within seven days (SDCL 37-11-3).

Changes and exemptions
A change of ownership is another $10.00(SDCL 37-11-2). A business whose name “is on file with the secretary of state in a required business filing” does not file one (SDCL 37-11-1).
📞Or file on paper with the Register of Deeds: (605) 669-7104
📋Office Information
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Not printed: street address (only a PO box is published), hours, website.
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Mailing Address
PO Box 446, Murdo, SD 57559-0446
Where this came from
  • Mailing address, phone from the South Dakota Department of Health, Find a Register of Deeds Office (undated), not from a page of the office's own. Email from the South Dakota Secretary of State, County Register of Deeds list (PDF dated 2025-02-07), not from a page of the office's own.
  • Street address: directories give only a PO box; DOR treasurer row gives 310 Main St. (courthouse) - not attributed to ROD.
  • Hours: no directory publishes ROD hours.
  • Website: Jones County publishes no website (the South Dakota Association of County Officials' county list gives it no link, and says counties without one "do not maintain a website")

Call the Register of Deeds's office for its address and hours.

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Fees confirmed by state statute

Contact info sourced from official county records. Always call ahead to confirm hours and payment methods before visiting.

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