<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:11:01"><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000000">20:50:11:01</span></a><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000001">.  Application for registration.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0"> </span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">An i</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">nitial application for registration </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">of a professional optometric corporation must contain, in addition to the information specified in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-8"><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000002">47-11B-8</span></a><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">, the following</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    (</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">1</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">)  A copy of </span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">the corporation's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0"> certificate of incorporation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    (</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">2</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">)  A copy of </span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">the corporation's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0"> articles of incorporation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    (</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">3</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">)  A copy of the minutes of </span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">the corporation's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0"> organizational meeting;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    (</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">4</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">)  A copy of the corporation's insurance binder;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    (</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">5</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">)  A registration fee </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">required by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-9"><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000002">47-11B-9</span></a><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    (</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">6</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">)  A sworn statement from the president of the corporation stating that the corporation will not hold itself out to the public as possessing any skills or expertise not possessed by optometrists in noncorporate practice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    </span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0"> 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">; 52 SDR 2, effective July 20, 2025</span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    </span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-23"><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000002">47-11B-23</span></a><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">    </span><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-8"><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000002">47-11B-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-9"><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0-000002">47-11B-9</span></a><span class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s69611b3f-658f-414c-88cb-67d37da2bb99000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>