36-1B-1. Expedited issuance of license, certificate, registration, or permit for active duty military personnel and spouses--Requirements.

Notwithstanding any other provision in law and unless an applicant is found by the board to have engaged in any act that may constitute grounds for disciplinary action, any licensing body under the provisions of this title shall, within thirty days of receiving a completed application, issue a license, certificate, registration, or permit required for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation in South Dakota to an applicant whose application has been deemed completed by the board and:

(1)    Who holds in good standing the same or similar valid license, certificate, registration, or permit required for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation issued by another state or the District of Columbia;

(2)    Who is an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States; and

(3)    Who is the subject of a military transfer to South Dakota.

An application is considered complete once the applicable licensing board has received all required documentation necessary to process the application.

If a licensing body denies the issuance of a license, certificate, registration, or permit to an applicant pursuant to this section, the licensing body shall report the denial and the reasons for the denial to the Department of Labor and Regulation.

Source: SL 2013, ch 170, § 1; SL 2019, ch 167, § 1.