<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.s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fP0 { 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.s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634f000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:18:06:03"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000000">20:18:06:03</span></a><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000001">.  Use of application fee -- Additional fees required.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0"> The application fee must be used to conduct the background investigation of the applicant and to defray administrative expenses. If the commission or executive secretary determines that additional sums are needed to continue or complete the investigation of an applicant, the processing of the application must cease; and the commission or executive secretary must inform the applicant of the additional sums required. As soon as the applicant has furnished the additional sums, the processing must continue.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">    </span><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0"> 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 1989</span><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">; 50 SDR 145, effective June 11, 2024</span><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">    </span><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-7"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-7</span></a><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">    </span><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-1"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-2"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-3"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-7"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-11"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-18"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-19"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-20"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-21"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-22"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-24"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-25"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7B-27"><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0-000003">42-7B-27</span></a><span class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7e3063d7-edef-44ef-b8bb-6ac78272634f000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>