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South Dakota background check laws
A practitioner-grade reference to South Dakota pre-employment background screening: lookback caps, ban-the-box scope, salary-history limits, cannabis testing rules, and the statutes the SafestHires compliance team applies on every order routed to SD.
The four levers at a glance
| Lookback period | 7 years (FCRA default) |
| Ban-the-Box scope | None statewide |
| Salary history | No restriction |
| Cannabis testing | Medical only |
Lookback period
South Dakota applies FCRA.
Ban-the-Box and Fair Chance rules
No statewide ban-the-box statute.
Salary history
No statewide salary-history ban.
Cannabis & drug testing
Measure 26 (2020) authorized medical cannabis; recreational legalization was struck down by the state supreme court.
Governing statutes & references
- SDCL §23-5-7 (state record access)
SafestHires compliance note
Standard employer drug-free workplace rights apply.