# S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-4: Examination of applicant--Place of examination--Time of examination

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-4
- **Heading:** Examination of applicant--Place of examination--Time of examination
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 32 / Chapter 12 / Section 32-12-4

## Text

The Department of Public Safety or any person authorized by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall examine each applicant for a driver license. Such examination shall include a test of the applicant's eyesight, the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic, the applicant's knowledge of the traffic laws of this state, and shall include an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle. The department shall make provision for giving an examination either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the applicant within not more than thirty days from the date the application is received.

Source: SL 1959, ch 261, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.03B09; SL 1980, ch 219, § 1; SL 2001, ch 171, § 106; SL 2003, ch 272, § 23.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-1.1 Lawful status defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-1.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-2 Payment of fee--Limitation on attempts to pass examination--Form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-3 Contents of application--Certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-3.1 Identification to be submitted with application--Copy of documentation to be retained by department--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-3.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-3.2 Promulgation of rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-3.2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-3.3 Evidence of lawful status in U.S. to be presented with application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-3.3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-3.4 Evidence of social security number or nonwork authorized status to be presented with application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-3.4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-3.5 Documents with applicant's name and residence address to be presented with application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-3.5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-4 Examination of applicant--Place of examination--Time of examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-4.1 Classes of vehicles--Qualifications and examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-4.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-4.5 Rules authorized for medical and vision standards of drivers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-4.5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-4.8 Low-speed vehicle operation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-4.8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-5.1 Denial of license or permit to person subject to convulsions or blackouts--Temporary permit on applicant's statement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T32_C12_S32-12-5.1.md)

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