Any person who successfully completes the term of apprenticeship pursuant to this chapter may apply to the commission for a temporary license which will authorize the applicant to perform all the practices of a regularly licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail technician, as applicable. The temporary license application shall be accompanied with:

1. (1) Evidence satisfactory to the commission that the applicant possesses the qualifications required pursuant to § 36-15-15;
2. (2) Evidence satisfactory to the commission that the apprenticeship period has been completed;
3. (3) The fee for a temporary license as provided in this chapter; and
4. (4) The application and fee for the cosmetologist or nail technician examination, as applicable. A temporary license issued by the commission is valid until the date of the next scheduled examination in cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology, as applicable. If the holder of a temporary license takes the applicable examination at that time, the commission shall extend the temporary license until the result of the examination is mailed to the person. If a person is not excused from the examination by the commission or fails the examination, the temporary license is invalid and may not be extended or reissued.

Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1507 (8) as enacted by SL 1957, ch 118 , § 1; SL 1972, ch 206 , § 40; SL 1997, ch 218 , § 20; SL 2003, ch 202 , § 56; SL 2021, ch 176 , § 6.