South Dakota § 36-25-19 - Application for license--Promulgation of rules--License types--Fees for application, verification, examination, and renewal.
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§ 36-25-19. Application for license--Promulgation of rules--License types--Fees for application, verification, examination, and renewal.
A person may apply for a license required by this chapter to the commission, accompanied by an initial application fee established by the commission under this section. The commission shall license a person who satisfactorily passes an examination showing fitness to practice the person's trade.
The commission shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26, to establish initial application fees, examination and reexamination fees, license and renewal of license fees, and license verification fees for the following licenses:
(1) Appliance contractor;
(2) Appliance installer;
(3) Individual and small on-site wastewater system installer;
(4) Manufactured and mobile home contractor;
(5) Manufactured and mobile home installer;
(6) Plumber;
(7) Plumbing contractor;
(8) Sewer and water contractor;
(9) Sewer and water installer;
(10) Underground irrigation contractor;
(11) Underground irrigation installer;
(12) Water conditioning contractor; and
(13) Water conditioning installer.
No fee established under this section for an initial application may exceed sixty dollars. No fee established under this section for license verification may exceed thirty dollars. No fee established under this section for an examination or reexamination may exceed one hundred dollars. No fee established under this section for a license or renewal of license may exceed three hundred dollars.
Source: SL 1970, ch 222, §§ 4 (3), (6); SL 1986, ch 302, § 31; SL 1987, ch 29, § 93; SL 1987, ch 278, § 2; SL 1993, ch 294, § 2; SL 2008, ch 191, § 55; SL 2014, ch 185, § 1; SL 2019, ch 169, § 3; SL 2021, ch 181, § 4; SL 2022, ch 153, § 1; SL 2025, ch 163, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-25-19 ("Application for license--Promulgation of rules--License types--Fees for application, verification, examination, and renewal.") 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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