S.D. Codified Laws § 51A-17-66 (2026)
When an application is filed and considered complete under §§ 51A-17-64 and 51A-17-65, the director must investigate the applicant's financial condition and responsibility, financial and business experience, character, and general fitness. The director may conduct an on-site investigation of the applicant, the reasonable cost of which the applicant must pay. The director must issue a license to an applicant under §§ 51A-17-64 to 51A-17-69, inclusive, if the director finds that all of the following conditions have been fulfilled:
Source: SL 2024, ch 196 , § 15.