South Dakota § 36-1C-21 - Criminal history--Declaratory ruling permitted.
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§ 36-1C-21. Criminal history--Declaratory ruling permitted.
Any prospective applicant for a license may petition an agency for a declaratory ruling, as provided in §§ 36-1C-14 to 36-1C-16, inclusive, seeking a ruling on whether the applicant's criminal history would result in an adverse action against a prospective license application by the agency. In any adverse declaratory ruling, the agency may specify the length of time for which the agency considers the decision binding, if any. Any ruling issued under this section is not required to be filed with the director of the Legislative Research Council for publication in the Administrative Rules of South Dakota. The agency must retain a copy of the ruling for the length of time for which the agency considers the decision binding, if any, and the ruling must be available for inspection by the public upon request.
Source: SL 2024, ch 150, § 6.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-1C-21 ("Criminal history--Declaratory ruling permitted.") 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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