South Dakota’s Open Meetings Law guarantees its residents the right to search for, acquire, and use records held by authorities, including arrest records, court public records, marriage and divorce certificates, and records of traffic transgressions, and this privilege also includes the citizens of Parkston. This law, itself in line with the Freedom of Information Act at the federal level, supplies Parkston residents with details associated with cases of governmental intervention, including the names and addresses of those involved, the activities leading up an occurrence, effects and sentences handed down, and much more. Parkston is dedicated to promoting a free and open culture, and embraces these laws and regulations, supplying its residents the various tools they need to keep both government bodies and criminals equally culpable for their practices.