<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-18-10.1 - Review of application--Issuance or refusal to issue license--Reasons for denial--Contest of denial. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056646Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056646SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056646CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056646Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056646DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056646000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056646SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056646SCL-000002 { 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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2056646Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-18-10.1"><span class="s2056646SENU">34-18-10.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056646SENU">. </span><span class="s2056646CL">Review of application--Issuance or refusal to issue license--Reasons for denial--Contest of denial.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056646Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056646DefaultParagraphFont">The department shall, in the case of every application for licensure, review and ascertain whether the facts set forth in the application are true. The department shall issue a license to the applicant when it is satisfied that the facts set forth in the application are true. The department may refuse to issue a license upon any of the grounds stated in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-18-27.1"><span class="s2056646DefaultParagraphFont">34-18-27.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056646DefaultParagraphFont">. Upon denial, the department shall advise the applicant of the reasons for denial. The applicant may contest the denial pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2056646DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2056646DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056646Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056646000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056646Normal"><span class="s2056646SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056646SCL-000002"> SL 1986, ch 281, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html>