<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 32-12-126 - License applications and examination materials--Language--Driving test--Interpreter at applicant s cost.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bNormal { 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.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bStatute { 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.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bStatuteNumber1 { 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; } span.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057b000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bNoIndent { 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.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bSCL { 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 32-12-126 - License applications and examination materials--Language--Driving test--Interpreter at applicant s cost."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 32-12-126 - License applications and examination materials--Language--Driving test--Interpreter at applicant s cost."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/32-12-126"><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="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=32-12-126" rel="noopener"><span class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bSENU">32-12-126</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bSENU">. </span><span class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bCL">License applications and examination materials--Language--Driving test--Interpreter at applicant s cost.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bStatute"><span class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bDefaultParagraphFont">For noncommercial driver licenses and permits, the Department of Public Safety shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Provide the applications in Spanish and English;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Provide the examination materials in Spanish and English; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bStatuteNumber1"><span class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Allow an applicant to take the written knowledge test in Spanish or English.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bStatute"><span class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bDefaultParagraphFont">Any instructions given to the applicant during the driving test must be administered in English. An applicant who is a native speaker of any language other than English may bring an interpreter along during the driving test, provided the interpreter is approved by the department and the applicant is solely responsible for recruiting the interpreter and paying the interpreter's fees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s765e1e76a6a14b4eaa3be4830b60057bSCL">SL 2020, ch 118, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; SL 2025, ch 124, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>