S.D. Codified Laws § 36-13-11.1
Each applicant for a certificate of registration shall submit to a state and federal criminal background investigation by means of fingerprint checks by the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon application, the board shall submit completed fingerprint cards to the Division of Criminal Investigation. Upon completion of the criminal background check, the Division of Criminal Investigation shall forward to the board all information obtained as a result of the criminal background check. This information shall be obtained prior to the issuance of any permanent certificate of registration. The board may require a state and federal criminal background investigation for any abstracter who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation by the board. Failure to submit or cooperate with the criminal background investigation is grounds for denial of an application or may result in revocation of a certificate of registration. The applicant shall pay any fees charged for the cost of fingerprinting or the criminal background investigation.
SDCL 36-13-11.1