Areas Served
Dakota Plains Legal Services serves 34 counties throughout South Dakota and North Dakota as well as 9 tribal nations. With 8 different offices, Dakota Plains Legal Services is able to reach many communities. To find the contact information for any of the DPLS offices, go to our Contact Us page
Mission Office - Administrative Office
Serving the counties of Gregory, Jones, Mellette, Todd and Tripp along with the Rosebud Reservation. Intake and applications are taken on select Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Friday: Closed to the public
Rapid City Office
Serving the counties of Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington and Perkins. If you qualify for services, an appointment will be set up for you. Appointments will only be made on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM to Noon; 1 PM to 4 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM to Noon
Pine Ridge Office
Serving the counties of Bennett, Jackson, and Oglala Lakota along with the Pine Ridge Reservation. Intake/Application acceptance is on Wednesdays, however you may pick up an application anytime during regular office hours.
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM to 4 PM
Friday: Closed to the public
Sisseton Office
Serving the counties of Grant and Roberts along with the Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal Courts. Intake/Applications accepted during regular office hours throughout the week.
Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Fort Thompson Office
Serving the counties of Brule, Buffalo, Hyde and Lyman along with the Lower Brule and Crow Creek reservations. Please contact office for intake/application dates and times.
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 8 AM to 4 PM
Tuesday and Thursday: Closed to the public
Eagle Butte Office
Serving the counties of Dewey, Haakon, Hughes, Potter, Sully, Stanley and Ziebach along with the Cheyenne River Reservation. Applications will be accepted on Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Friday: Closed to the Public
Fort Yates Office
Serving the Campbell, Corson, and Walworth counties along with the Standing Rock Reservation. Applications are being taken anytime Monday, Wednesday and Friday until 12:00. Applications will be reviewed on Fridays.
Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Sioux Falls Office
Serving only Native American clients in the counties of Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Charles Mix, Clay, Codington, Day, Davison, Duel, Douglas, Edmunds, Faulk, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Spink, Turner, Union and Yankton along with the Flandreau Reservation and Yankton Reservation.
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM to Noon