Source: http://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-35-12
Timestamp: 2017-11-22 05:39:04
Document Index: 102269764

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 36', '§ 36', '§ 12', '§ 1', '§ 5', '§ 1']

SDLRC - Codified Law 36-35-12
36-35-12. Application for license--Qualifications--Appeal of denial. The board shall issue a license to engage in the practice of massage to any person who submits an application form and the nonrefundable application fee as approved in § 36-35-17 and who demonstrates the following qualifications:
(1) Eighteen years of age or older;
(2) Completion of no less than five hundred hours of training or study in the practice of massage with a facility or instructor recognized by the board;
(3) Absence of unprofessional conduct;
(4) Professional liability insurance coverage pursuant to § 36-35-21; and
(5) Passing score on a nationally recognized competency examination approved by the board in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26.
The board may refuse to grant a license to any person based on failure to demonstrate the requirements of this section. The board may grant a license, subdivision 36-35-13(1) notwithstanding, if the applicant has been convicted of, or pled guilty to a felony, any crime involving or relating to the practice of massage, or any crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude and the board determines that the plea or conviction is of a nature or is sufficiently remote in time that the applicant does not constitute a risk to public safety. An applicant may appeal the denial of a license in compliance with chapter 1-26.
Source: SL 2005, ch 206, § 12; SL 2007, ch 223, § 1; SL 2013, ch 184, § 5; SL 2015, ch 201, § 1.