<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0 { 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.sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04000003 { 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="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:34:04"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000000">20:38:34:04</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000001">.  Examination requirement.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> An applicant for licensure through comity shall meet the examination requirement as described in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-35"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000002">36-18A-35</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">. In addition, an applicant for licensure through comity </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> take and pass a</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">n</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">electronic</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> examination on South Dakota licensure laws prior to licensure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">    An applicant for licensure through comity in land surveying </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> pass the </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">two-hour, open-book, electronic</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> examination of South Dakota land surveying practice and laws, as described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:32:04"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000002">20:38:32:04</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012; 40 SDR 121, effective January 7, 2014</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-22"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000002">36-18A-22</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-35"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0-000002">36-18A-35</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sec319803-3d6e-40bb-b82d-855e80255a04000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>