13-42-6. Oath or affirmation of allegiance required--Aliens excepted.
No certificate may be issued unless the applicant is a United States citizen and takes an oath or affirmation to support the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of South Dakota or unless the applicant is a legal alien. The department shall keep a copy of the oath on file. A legal alien employed by a school district is not required to file an oath or affirmation of allegiance. The secretary may administer the oath or affirmation required under this chapter.
Source: SL 1955, ch 41, ch 16, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §15.3803; SL 1975, ch 128, §298; SL 1982, ch 148, §2; SL 1989, ch 30, §47; SL 1991, ch 20, §§17, 18; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §63; SL 2015, ch 98, §6.