<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 23-7-53 - Enhanced permit to carry concealed pistol--Application.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber2 { margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } a.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4000000 { text-decoration: none; } p.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber1-000001 { margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 23-7-53 - Enhanced permit to carry concealed pistol--Application."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 23-7-53 - Enhanced permit to carry concealed pistol--Application."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-7-53"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-7-53" rel="noopener"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4SENU">23-7-53</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4SENU">. </span><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4CL">Enhanced permit to carry concealed pistol--Application.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4Statute"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">An applicant must submit an application, to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides, for an optional enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol. The application must include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A copy of the applicant's fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information, for a state, national, and international criminal background check;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    An authorization to run a fingerprint background check;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    If the sheriff takes the fingerprints, the sheriff shall secure the fingerprints at no additional charge to the applicant; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber1"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Proof that the applicant:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber2"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Has successfully completed a qualifying handgun course as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23-7-58" rel="noopener"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">23-7-58</span></a><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">, within the preceding twelve months; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber2"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Is a current or former law enforcement officer and has, within the preceding twelve months, qualified or requalified on a certified shooting course administered by a firearms instructor approved by the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission.</span><a id="_pagenumber2" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4000000" rel="noopener"></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4StatuteNumber1-000001"><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont">The sheriff shall forward the copy of the applicant's fingerprints, the applicant's authorization for processing a criminal background check, and the payment for the criminal background check to the Division of Criminal Investigation for processing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4DefaultParagraphFont-000003">Source: </span><span class="sce091603e74744f6ba9de6f2155baef4SCL">SL 2015, ch 137, § 1; SL 2016, ch 131, § 2; SL 2018, ch 141, § 1, eff. Mar. 9, 2018; SL 2020, ch 94, § 1; SL 2021, ch 104, § 2; SL 2022, ch 70, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>