<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 36-1C-21 - Criminal history--Declaratory ruling permitted.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14Normal { 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.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14Statute { 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.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14NoIndent { 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.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14SCL { 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 36-1C-21 - Criminal history--Declaratory ruling permitted."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 36-1C-21 - Criminal history--Declaratory ruling permitted."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-1C-21"><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="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-1C-21" rel="noopener"><span class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14SENU">36-1C-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14SENU">. </span><span class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14CL">Criminal history--Declaratory ruling permitted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14DefaultParagraphFont">Any prospective applicant for a license may petition an agency for a declaratory ruling, as provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-1C-14" rel="noopener"><span class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14DefaultParagraphFont">36-1C-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-1C-16" rel="noopener"><span class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14DefaultParagraphFont">36-1C-16</span></a><span class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, seeking a ruling on whether the applicant's criminal history would result in an adverse action against a prospective license application by the agency. In any adverse declaratory ruling, the agency may specify the length of time for which the agency considers the decision binding, if any. Any ruling issued under this section is not required to be filed with the director of the Legislative Research Council for publication in the Administrative Rules of South Dakota. The agency must retain a copy of the ruling for the length of time for which the agency considers the decision binding, if any, and the ruling must be available for inspection by the public upon request.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s265e50fb40f144cf80d0060fdc4c8b14SCL">SL 2024, ch 150, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html>