<html> <head> <title>Rule 61:25:04:19 Denial/termination of third-party testing program and licenses.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 61:25:04:19"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 61:25:04:19 Denial/termination of third-party testing program and licenses."> <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-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-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 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>61:25:04:19.&nbsp;&nbsp;Denial/termination of third-party testing program and certificates.</b> The department may deny an application for a third-party tester or examiner's certificate if the applicant does not qualify for the certificate under this chapter. Misstatements or misrepresentation are grounds for denying a certificate.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A third-party tester or examiner may relinquish his or her certificate on 30 days notice to the department.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The department may cancel in its entirety the third-party testing program provided for in this chapter.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The department may revoke the certificate of a third-party tester or examiner on the following grounds:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Failure to comply with or satisfy any of the provisions of this chapter or the third-party tester agreement;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Falsification of records or information relating to the third-party testing program;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;For third-party examiner, driver license suspension, revocation, recall, or disqualifications; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Commission of any act or omission which, in the judgment of the department, compromises the integrity of the third-party program.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the department determines that grounds for cancellation exist for failure to comply with or satisfy any of the requirements in this chapter or in the third-party tester agreement, the department may postpone cancellation and allow the third-party tester or examiner 30 days to correct the deficiency.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 16 SDR 88, effective November 16, 1989; 25 SDR 34, effective September 15, 1998; 33 SDR 108, effective December 27, 2006; SDCL 2015, ch 168, &#167;&nbsp;53, effective July 1, 2015.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-12A-48">32-12A-48(6).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-12A-11">32-12A-11</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-12A-49">32-12A-49.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none; vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>