S.D. Codified Laws § 58-24-36 (2026)
If the director finds that the applicant is competent, trustworthy, and otherwise qualified to act as a rating organization and that the contents of its application conform to the requirements of law, the director shall issue a license specifying the kinds of insurance, or subdivisions or classes of risks or parts or combinations thereof for which the applicant is authorized to act as a rating organization. Each application shall be granted or denied in whole or in part by the director within sixty days of the date of its filing with the director.
Source: SL 1966, ch 111 , ch 15, § 6 (1); SL 2014, ch 239 , § 3.