<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.s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0 { 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.s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfc000003 { 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="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:14:32:05.05"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000000">67:14:32:05.05</span></a><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000001">.  Application denied if criminal record check detects certain crimes.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> The department </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> deny an application and notify the applicant of the denial if the criminal record check required under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:14:32:11.01"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">67:14:32:11.01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> detects:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfc000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    (1)  A </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">conviction for a </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">crime that would indicate harmful behavior towards children;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    (2)  A </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">conviction for a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">crime of violence as defined by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-1-2"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">22-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> or a similar statute from another state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    (3)  A </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">conviction for a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> crime pursuant to SDCL chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">22-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24A"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">22-24A</span></a><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22A-3"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">22-22A-3</span></a><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">a </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">similar statute from another state; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    (4)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">Any felony </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">conviction </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">occurring within the past five years</span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfc000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> 17 SDR 157, effective April 23, 1991; 35 SDR 187, effective February 11, 2009</span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">; 51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-9.1"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">26-4-9.1</span></a><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-9.1"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">26-4-9.1</span></a><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfc000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    </span><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    Required criminal records checks, 42 U.S.C. § 671(a)(20).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    Home study report</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0"> -- Requirement -- Cost</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-6-9.1"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">25-6-9.1</span></a><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    Confidentiality of abuse or neglect information -- Violation as misdemeanor -- Release to certain parties, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8A-13"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">26-8A-13</span></a><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">    Information from another state's central registry or national crime database to be used only for background check, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-14.13"><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0-000002">26-6-14.13</span></a><span class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s472f7ee0-77a0-4f5c-bc80-e798e001ccfc000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>