South Dakota § 23-7-8 - Application for permit, enhanced permit, or gold card permit to carry concealed pistol.
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§ 23-7-8. Application for permit, enhanced permit, or gold card permit to carry concealed pistol.
The application for a permit to carry a concealed pistol, enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol, or a gold card permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be filed either electronically or in triplicate on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The application shall require the applicant's complete name, address, occupation, place and date of birth, country of citizenship, physical description, a statement that the applicant has never pled guilty to, nolo contendere to, or been convicted of a crime of violence, a sworn statement that the information on the application is true and correct, and the applicant's signature. If the applicant is not a United States citizen, the application shall require any alien or admission number issued by the United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If filed in triplicate, the original shall be delivered to the applicant as the temporary permit, the duplicate shall within seven days be sent by first class mail to the secretary of state who shall issue the official permit, and the triplicate shall be preserved for five years by the authority issuing the permit. If the application is filed electronically, two copies shall be made and each shall be signed by the applicant. One copy shall be delivered to the applicant as the temporary permit, and the other copy shall be preserved for five years by the authority issuing the permit.
Source: SDC 1939, § 21.0107; SL 1972, ch 145, § 2; SL 1985, ch 190, § 10; SL 2002, ch 117, § 1; SL 2002, ch 118, § 6; SL 2015, ch 137, § 9; SL 2016, ch 131, § 1; SL 2016, ch 132, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-7-8 ("Application for permit, enhanced permit, or gold card permit to carry concealed pistol.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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