(A) The Director of Public Works or his or her designee shall issue the permit provided for in § 111.15 of this chapter whenever he or she shall find the following facts to exist:
(1) That all of the statements made in the application are true;
(2) That the applicant has a good character and reputation for honesty and integrity, or if the applicant is not an individual person, that every member, managing officer or agent of the applicant has a good character or reputation for honesty and integrity;
(3) That the control and supervision of the solicitation will be under responsible and reliable persons;
(4) That the applicant has not engaged in any fraudulent transactions or enterprise;
(5) That the solicitation will not be a fraud on the public;
(6) That the solicitation is prompted solely by a desire to finance the charitable cause described in the application and will not be conducted primarily for private profit; and
(7) That the cost of raising the funds will be reasonable. Any such cost in excess of 25% of the amount collected shall be considered to be unreasonable unless special facts are presented showing that peculiar reasons make a cost higher than 25% reasonable in the particular case.
(B) The Director of Public Works or his or her designee shall file in his or her office for public inspection, and shall serve upon the applicant by registered mail, a written statement of his or her findings of facts and his or her decision upon each application.
(Prior Code, § S-2-5)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-34-1, 9-34-8 and 9-34-18