South Dakota § 23-7-60 - Gold card permit to carry concealed pistol--Application.
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§ 23-7-60. Gold card permit to carry concealed pistol--Application.
An applicant must submit an application, to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides, for a gold card permit to carry a concealed pistol. The application must include:
(1) A copy of the applicant's fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any governmental agency or entity authorized to receive such information, for a state, national, and international criminal background check; and
(2) An authorization to run a criminal background check.
The sheriff shall forward the copy of the applicant's fingerprints and the applicant's authorization for processing a criminal background check to the Division of Criminal Investigation for processing.
Source: SL 2016, ch 132, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; SL 2021, ch 104, § 4; SL 2022, ch 70, § 5.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-7-60 ("Gold card permit to carry concealed pistol--Application.") 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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