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South Dakota Scanner Frequency Guides
Select your county to see what you can monitor, which agencies are encrypted, and the best scanner equipment for your area.
Scanners are legal to own and use anywhere in South Dakota, with no permit or registration required. Police scanners are completely legal in South Dakota with no restrictions on ownership or use. Read the full South Dakota scanner law guide →
2 of the 5 agencies we track in South Dakota (40%) have moved to full encryption, meaning dispatch traffic from those departments no longer reaches a scanner at all. The county guides below break down where that access still exists and where it doesn't.
5 Total Agencies
2 Fully Encrypted
0 County Guides
No counties with 3 or more agencies found for South Dakota. View the full agency database instead.