Section 58-22-14 - Application for license or renewal--Forms furnished by director--Interrogatoriespropounded to applicant--Investigation of applicant's fitness. - South Dakota Statutes

58-22-14. Application for license or renewal--Forms furnished by director--Interrogatories propounded to applicant--Investigation of applicant's fitness. The applicant for any license under this chapter shall apply in writing, on forms prepared and supplied by the director, and the director may propound any reasonable interrogatories to an applicant for a license under this chapter or on any renewal thereof, relating to the applicant's qualifications, residence, prospective place of business, and any other matters which, in the opinion of the director, are deemed necessary or expedient in order to protect the public and ascertain the qualifications of the applicant. The director may also conduct any reasonable inquiry or investigation the director sees fit, relative to the determination of the applicant's fitness to be licensed or to continue to be licensed including a criminal background check, and the applicant is responsible for any costs associated with a criminal background check as charged by the appropriate agency conducting and furnishing the background check. The applicant shall provide any necessary authorization requested by the director to facilitate an inquiry or investigation.

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 31, § 5; SL 1998, ch 296, § 10.