{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-124","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-21A-124","heading":"Employment status--Independent contractor.","body":"For purposes of determining employment status, any broker, broker associate, and salesperson who is a natural person and licensed under this chapter is engaged in an independently established profession. Any such licensee is an independent contractor if:\n(1) The licensed broker with whom the licensee is affiliated does not specify by other than general policy the time, method, and location of the licensee's services; and\n(2) The licensed broker with whom the licensee is affiliated compensates the licensee on the basis of work performed without withholding and remitting federal income and social security taxes; and\n(3) The licensed broker with whom the licensee is affiliated provides only incidental supplies, equipment, and facilities, while the licensee assumes responsibility for vehicular, educational, and other significant professionally related expenses; and\n(4) Either party to the relationship may terminate it at will and without liability.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-21A. REAL ESTATE LICENSING"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-21A-124","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"007b8e858976ca86ad4c363dbbb3eb954680437ad7b4cb5ec2aaa6904aa3cc6c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-123","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-21a-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}