SOUTH DAKOTA CODIFIED LAWS
                            TITLE 23. LAW ENFORCEMENT
                         CHAPTER 23-7. FIREARMS CONTROL
   Copyright (c) 1968-1995 by the State of South Dakota. All rights reserved.
                Current through End of 70th Annual Session (1995)

 23-7-7  Permit to carry concealed pistol -- Statewide validity -- Issuance.

   A permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be issued to any person by the
 sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the municipality in which the
 applicant resides. The permit shall be valid throughout the state and shall be
 issued pursuant to s 23-7-7.1.

 Source: SL 1935, ch 208, s 7; SDC 1939, s 21.0107; SL 1972, ch 145, s 1; 1985,
 ch 190, s 8.

 23-7-7.1  Requirements for issuance of temporary permit -- Time -- Appeal of
   denial.

   A temporary permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be issued within five
 days of application to a person if the applicant:
    (1)   Is eighteen years of age or older;
    (2)   Has never pled guilty to, nolo contendere to, or been convicted of a
      felony or a crime of violence;
    (3)   Is not habitually in an intoxicated or drugged condition;
    (4)   Has no history of violence;
    (5)   Has not been found in the previous ten years to be a "danger to
      others" or a "danger to self" as defined in s 27A-1-1 or is not currently
      adjudged mentally incompetent;
    (6)   Has been a resident of the county or municipality where the
      application is being made for at least thirty days;
    (7)   Has had no violations of chapter 23-7, 22-14, or 22-42 in the two
      years preceding the date of application; and
    (8)   Is a citizen of the United States or has been in the United States
      legally for at least two years.
     A person denied a permit may appeal to the circuit court pursuant to
 chapter 1-26.

 Source: SL 1985, ch 190, s 9; 1986, ch 190; 1989, ch 210, s 1; 1993, ch 182, s
 2; 1995, ch 127.

 23-7-7.2  Liability of issuing authority.

   No issuing authority, that has issued the permit in conformity with this
 chapter, is civilly liable to any injured person or his estate for any injury
 suffered, including any action for any wrongful death or property damage
 suffered, because of the issuance of a concealed weapons permit, or temporary
 permit, to any person.

 Source: SL 1989, ch 210, s 2.
 

 23-7-8  Application for permit -- Form and contents -- Distribution of
   copies -- Issuance of official permit.

   The application for a permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be 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, physical description, a statement that the applicant has never
 pled guilty to, nolo contendere to, or been convicted of a crime of violence, a
 statement that the information on the application is true and correct and the
 applicant's signature. 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 four years by the authority issuing the
 permit.

 Source: SL 1935, ch 208, s 7; SDC 1939, s 21.0107; SL 1972, ch 145, s 2; 1985,
 ch 190, s 10.

 23-7-8.2  Duration of permit -- Fee.

   The permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be valid for a period of four
 years from the date of issuance. The fee for issuing the permit is six dollars.
 The fee shall be collected by the local authority. Three dollars of the fee
 shall be remitted to the secretary of state and three dollars shall be
 deposited in the general fund of the county or municipality issuing the permit.

 Source: SL 1985, ch 190, s 12; 1993, ch 182, s 1; 1994, ch 177, s 1.

 23-7-8.3  Permit issued to specific person -- Transfer prohibited.

   A permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be issued to a specific person
 only and may not be transferred from one person to another.

 Source: SL 1985, ch 190, s 13.

 23-7-8.4  Revocation of permit -- Procedure.

   A prosecuting attorney, upon application of a law enforcement officer, may
 apply to the circuit court for an order to show cause why a person's permit to
 carry a concealed pistol should not be revoked. Upon order of the court, after
 hearing, the permit shall be revoked and the holder of the permit shall
 immediately surrender the permit to the sheriff of the county in which he
 resides.

 Source: SL 1985, ch 190, s 14.