South Dakota’s Open Meetings Law promises its people the legal right to seek out, obtain, and utilize records kept by authorities, including arrest records, court case records, marriage and divorce licenses, and records of traffic transgressions, and this right extends to the people of Centerville. This law, itself in line with the Freedom of Information Act at the national level, provides Centerville people with specifics concerning cases of governmental involvement, including the addresses and names of those involved, the events leading up an event, results and sentences passed down, and much more. Centerville is devoted to promoting a free and open community, and embraces these laws and regulations, supplying its residents the tools they require to hold both authorities and criminals equally responsible for their conduct.