<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.s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0 { 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.s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1000004 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:18:13"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000000">67:42:18:13</span></a><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000001">.  Criminal record check.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0"> </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">The department shall secure a criminal record check to obtain information concerning convictions for criminal offenses by a prospective kinship foster parent and any other adult living in the prospective kinship foster home. An applicant is not eligible to receive a kinship foster parent license if the individual or any other adult living in the prospective kinship foster home has</span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">(1)  </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">A conviction for a crime that would indicate harmful behavior towards children</span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    (2)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">A conviction for a crime of violence as defined by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-1-2"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">22-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0"> or a similar statute from another state</span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    (3)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">A conviction for a crime pursuant to SDCL chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">22-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24A"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">22-24A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22A-3"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">22-22A-3</span></a><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">, or a similar statute from another state; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">Any felony conviction occurring within the past five years</span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">If an individual is seeking licensure as a kinship foster parent from another child-placement agency, the department must obtain the criminal record check for the child-placement agency if the child-placement agency is unable to obtain the record check on its own. If the criminal record check reveals a conviction for any of the crimes listed in this section, the department must notify the child-placement agency of the existence of the conviction</span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0"> </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-14.3"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">26-6-14.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-14.11"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">26-6-14.11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">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="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">26-6-14.13</span></a><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">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="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0-000003">26-8A-13</span></a><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">    </span><span class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1C0">Required criminal records checks, 42 U.S.C. § 671(a)(20).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s26ccafde-6326-4b73-9ddd-6240ed3bbee1000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>