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} span.s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ec000004 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecSCL-000005 { 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 36-19-38 - Grounds for action on license."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 36-19-38 - Grounds for action on license."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-19-38"><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="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-19-38" rel="noopener"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecSENU">36-19-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecSENU">. </span><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecCL">Grounds for action on license.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000000"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">The board may refuse to renew, and may suspend or revoke, any license if the license holder:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Obtained the license by fraud or misrepresentation either in applying for the license or in passing the examination for the license;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Alters the license;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Uses intoxicants or drugs to such a degree as to render the person unfit to practice funeral service;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Has been convicted of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (a)    A felony; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (b)    Any crime involving dishonesty, any conduct intended to deceive or defraud the public, or any other unprofessional conduct;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Is guilty of malpractice in the business of funeral service;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Is guilty of willfully violating this chapter, any rule of the board, or any ordinance or federal regulation governing the disposition, shipment, or transportation of dead human bodies;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Signs a certificate stating that the person embalmed or prepared a dead human body for shipment or burial, if in fact another person, other than a trainee for whom supervision was provided, embalmed or prepared the dead human body for shipment or burial;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Directly or indirectly:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (a)    Pays or causes to be paid, a commission for the securing of business; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (b)    Solicits business, provided that the soliciting of members or the selling of stock in any cooperative burial association is not a violation of this subdivision;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(9)    Engages in any practice or conduct that constitutes a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the public;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000001"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">(10)    Engages in any conduct that is unbecoming of a licensee or applicant;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (11)    Has been disciplined by the board of another state or territory for any act or omission that would be a violation of this chapter or rules adopted by the board;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (12)    Fails to report to the board:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">        (a)     Any discipline imposed by the board of another state or territory;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">        (b)    Any felony conviction; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">        (c)    Any conviction for an offense arising out of the practice of funeral service;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (13)    Has employed, enabled, or assisted the unlicensed practice or provision of any service, other than that authorized by this chapter or rules adopted by the board;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (14)    Fails to maintain adequate safety and sanitary conditions or other requirements of funeral establishments, as set forth in this chapter or rules adopted by the board pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000003"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">    (15)    Engages in any unfair or deceptive act or practice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal-000000"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecDefaultParagraphFont">If the license as funeral director is held by a firm, corporation, association, or organization, the provisions of this section apply to the members of the board of directors, officers, and employees, as well as to the firm, corporation, association, or organization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ec000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal"><span class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecSCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecSCL-000005"> SDC 1939, § 27.1408; SL 1939, ch 102, § 6; SL 1951, ch 132, § 3; SL 1963, ch 154, § 7; SDCL, § 36-19-39; revised pursuant to SL 1972, ch 15, § 4; SL 2005, ch 199, § 52; SL 2023, ch 137, § 19.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ec000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ecNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s18637db6bd8b46dcb45a3fb6128310ec000004"> </span></p></div></body></html>