Is the DMV open today in South Dakota?

In South Dakota, driver licensing is handled by the South Dakota Driver Licensing Program (Department of Public Safety). Its offices close on the state's holiday schedule below — and on weekends. If today isn't one of those, offices run normal business hours.

South Dakota calls the second Monday in October Native Americans' Day instead of Columbus Day, and driver licensing offices are closed that day.

Independence Day is taken on Friday, July 3 in 2026 because July 4 falls on a Saturday.

Holiday list taken from the state's standard state-office holidays, as published by the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation; confirm with the agency before visiting.

Weekend holidays can be observed on the nearest weekday, and a few states handle that differently — the notes above call it out where South Dakota does. The final word is always the agency's own page.

Checked against the South Dakota Driver Licensing Program (Department of Public Safety) and the state's published holiday schedule, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.