SDCL § 26-6-14.3: Issuance of child welfare license--Criminal record of applicant to be secured--Waiver by applicant--When application denied.

Before issuing a child welfare license pursuant to § 26-6-14, the department shall ensure that the child welfare agency has secured from an appropriate law enforcement agency a criminal record to determine whether the applicant or any other person specified in § 26-6-14.4 has ever been convicted of a crime specified by the rules of the department. This requirement does not apply to applications for annual renewal of an existing child welfare agency license if the applicant was licensed in the preceding year. Any person who makes an application for a license pursuant to § 26-6-14 and any other person specified in § 26-6-14.4 shall sign the waiver set forth in § 23-5-12. If it is found that the applicant or any other person specified in § 26-6-14.4 has been convicted of a crime specified by the rules of the department, the application shall be denied.