No certificate may be issued unless the applicant is a United States citizen and takes an oath or affirmation to support the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of South Dakota or unless the applicant is a legal alien. The department shall keep a copy of the oath on file. A legal alien employed by a school district is not required to file an oath or affirmation of allegiance. The secretary may administer the oath or affirmation required under this chapter.

Source: SL 1955, ch 41 , ch 16, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3803; SL 1975, ch 128 , § 298; SL 1982, ch 148 , § 2; SL 1989, ch 30 , § 47; SL 1991, ch 20 , §§ 17, 18; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 63; SL 2015, ch 98 , § 6.