Title 23 — LAW ENFORCEMENT

Notwithstanding the five day requirement provided in § 23-7-7.1 , if the background investigation under § 23-7-7 requires an international criminal history check through INTERPOL, the sheriff shall issue a temporary permit to carry a concealed pistol within three business days of…

Source: SL 2019, ch 113 , § 14; SL 2025, ch 36 , § 5.

A person who is under the age of eighteen years of age may not carry a concealed pistol except in the presence of a parent or legal guardian. Source: SL 2019, ch 113 , § 15.

The Office of the Secretary of State shall reimburse counties based on the number of concealed carry permits issued each year. The reimbursement amount is: (1) Three dollars for an initial permit to carry a concealed pistol issued under § 23-7-8.2 ; (2) Three dollars for renewal …

The application for a permit to carry a concealed pistol, enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol, or a gold card permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be filed either electronically or in triplicate on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The application shall req…

The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the permit to carry a concealed pistol, the form of the enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol, and the form of the gold card permit to carry a concealed pistol pursuant to §

No state agency, political subdivision, official, agent, employee of any state agency or political subdivision, may knowingly release or permit access to any application, list, record or registry of applicants or holders of permits to carry a concealed pistol to any person except…

The holder of the regular permit to carry a concealed pistol may renew the permit through the sheriff of the county where the holder resides for a period beginning ninety days before the permit expires. The holder must pass a background investigation, including a computer check o…

If a South Dakota resident holds a regular concealed carry permit issued in accordance with § 23-7-7 , and is a member of a state National Guard unit, the Armed Forces of the United States, or the Armed Forces Reserves of the United States, and the holder's permit expires during …

Upon the expiration of a permit to carry a concealed pistol that was issued pursuant to this chapter, the permit holder has a thirty-day grace period to renew the permit. During the grace period, the permit holder may continue to carry a concealed pistol. Source: SL 2017, ch 103 …

The grace period provided in § 23-7-8.13 does not apply to any permit holder who committed a crime that would make it unlawful for the permit holder to own or possess a gun, or a permit holder who attempted to renew the holder's permit, but was denied renewal upon application for…

The permit to carry a concealed pistol is valid for a period of five years from the date of issuance. Source: SL 1985, ch 190 , § 12; SL 1993, ch 182 , § 1; SL 1994, ch 177 , § 1; SL 1997, ch 141 , § 1; SL 2013, ch 111 , § 1; SL 2021, ch 104 , § 1; SL 2022, ch 70 , § 1.

A permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be issued to a specific person only and may not be transferred from one person to another. Source: SL 1985, ch 190 , § 13.

A prosecuting attorney, upon application of a law enforcement officer, may apply to the circuit court for an order to show cause why a person's permit to carry a concealed pistol should not be revoked. Upon order of the court, after hearing, the permit shall be revoked and the ho…

23-7-8.6 List, record, or registry of privately owned firearms, owners of firearms, or holders of permits prohibited. 23-7-8.7 Application of firearm confidentiality provisions. 23-7-8.8 Law enforcement officer not restricted in performance of official duty under specified circum…

No state agency, political subdivision, official, agent, or employee of any state agency or political subdivision may knowingly keep or cause to be kept any list, record, or registry of privately owned firearms or any list, record, or registry of the owners of those firearms, or …

The provisions of § 23-7-8.6 do not apply to: (1) Records of firearms that have been used in committing any crime; (2) Permits to carry a concealed pistol records relating to any person who has been convicted of a felony; (3) Records of the serial numbers of firearms that have be…

The provisions of §§ 23-7-8.6 to 23-7-8.9 , inclusive, do not restrict any law enforcement officer in the performance of any official duty if the law enforcement officer is in the immediate physical presence of a permit holder who has either presented a permit to the officer or d…

The provisions of §§ 23-7-8.6 to 23-7-8.9 , inclusive, do specifically prohibit any law enforcement officer from retaining any notes, data, or pieces of information, either collectively or individually, unless the retention of such notes, data, or pieces of information is pertine…

Any pistol that is delivered shall be securely wrapped and shall be unloaded. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SDC 1939, §§ 21.0109, 21.9901; SDCL § 23-7-24 ; SL 1969, ch 89 , § 2; SL 1972, ch 144 , § 3; SL 1978, ch 169 , § 18; SL 1985, ch 190 , § 15;…