{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-13-42-9","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 13-42-9","heading":"Grounds for refusal to issue or renew certificate or for revocation or suspension.","body":"The secretary may refuse to issue or renew, or may revoke or suspend, any certificate for:\n(1) Incompetency;\n(2) A determination by the Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission or the Professional Administrators Practices and Standards Commission that a violation of the code of ethics established pursuant to § 13-43-25 or 13-43-45 exists;\n(3) Flagrant neglect of duty;\n(4) Failure to fulfill any requirement for certification imposed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 13-43 and rules promulgated thereto;\n(5) Moral turpitude, as defined in § 22-1-2; or\n(6) Any other cause specifically allowed by law.","path":["TITLE 13. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 13-42. CERTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, AND SUPERINTENDENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-42-9","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"18200b0bd28f8fdcbc90327c4fdf578aea5db3b849a9a9e377e7dfa8d28af375","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-13-42-8","next":"us-sd/sdcl-13-42-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}