<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:53:04:06 Reexamination periods.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:53:04:06"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:53:04:06 Reexamination periods."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:53:04:06.&nbsp;&nbsp;Reexamination periods.</b> An applicant for an examination is entitled to one examination only for each examination fee paid. All applications expire six months after the date of approval and the fees are forfeited if the applicant fails to appear for an examination within that period. If an applicant fails to pass an examination, the applicant may not take another examination until at least three months have passed from the date of the applicant's last examination.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, &#167;&nbsp;1; 4 SDR 10, effective August 28, 1977; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 88, effective November 12, 1989; 41 SDR 34, effective September 2, 2014.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-25-14">36-25-14</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-25-19">36-25-19.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-25-14">36-25-14</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-25-19">36-25-19.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>