Civil service is one of many duties the Hamlin County Sheriff's Office is required to provide under state law. Many people may not know officers with the department serve a number of papers to citizen at their residence, collect debt for distress warrants issued by the Treasure's Office, or collects money for Execution of Judgment, an order from the courts. The civil process also includes sheriff's sale, a written order to the sheriff to sell property that has been foreclosed.
South Dakota State Law 7-12-18 sets civil process fees for these services that the sheriff's office collects. At times, such fees may be collected before service begins.