Notary Public Permit Requirements in Sioux Falls, SD

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. South Dakota Department of Revenue - Sales Tax License

   Any business with a physical presence in South Dakota must be licensed for sales tax collection, and South Dakota taxes services as well as tangible personal property and products transferred electronically. The state sales and use tax rate is 4.2 percent (reduced from 4.5 percent), and municipal sales and use tax of generally 1 to 2 percent applies where the purchaser receives the product or service. Remote sellers and marketplace providers with more than $100,000 in gross sales into South Dakota in the previous or current calendar year must also license and remit. Register using the Department of Revenue's online Tax License Application.

   Official government source

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license·Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license

   Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

1. South Dakota Secretary of State - Notary Public Commission

   To become a Notary Public in South Dakota, apply for a commission through the Secretary of State's office (500 E. Capitol Ave., Suite 204, Pierre, SD 57501, 605-773-3537). The process: obtain your notary seal first (rubber, electronic, or embossing; circular, square, or rectangular; showing your name exactly as you will be commissioned plus 'Notary Public' and 'South Dakota', and the word 'seal' if a rubber stamp); complete the Notary Application with a legible imprint of the seal and your physical residential address (a P.O. box or business address alone is not accepted); complete and sign the Oath portion before the appropriate county entry; and mail the application with the filing fee. Effective July 1, 2025, the surety bond and Personal Surety Form are no longer required - only the application and oath are filed. South Dakota requires no notary examination or training course. You are authorized to notarize only after the Secretary of State issues your Notary Commission Certificate. The same application form is used for new and renewal commissions. Note that the Business Services entity-filing portal does not handle notary commissions.

   Official government source

   $30 filing fee, payable to the Secretary of State (SDCL fee schedule: application, bond and issuing commission of Notary Public $30; commission renewal $30). No bond is required as of July 1, 2025, and there is no exam fee.·Applications are mailed to the Secretary of State; incomplete or inaccurate applications are rejected and delay the commission. You may not notarize until the Notary Commission Certificate is issued.

   $30 filing fee, payable to the Secretary of State (SDCL fee schedule: application, bond and issuing commission of Notary Public $30; commission renewal $30). No bond is required as of July 1, 2025, and there is no exam fee.

   Applications are mailed to the Secretary of State; incomplete or inaccurate applications are rejected and delay the commission. You may not notarize until the Notary Commission Certificate is issued.

2. No Sioux Falls General Business License Required

   Sioux Falls has no general business license, and business licensing is not handled by the Finance Department. The Licensing Office operates under the City Attorney's Office and states that 'not all businesses and professions need City licensing'; Code of Ordinances Sec. 110.026 lists the complete set of licenses the city issues. Licensing is split across departments: City Attorney's Office (alcohol, medical cannabis, pawnbroker and secondhand dealers, transportation services, circus, fortune telling, motion picture theater, livery, charitable/educational/religious registration), City Clerk (raffle and bingo), Police Records (alarm businesses, peddler/mobile food), Planning and Building Services (contractor licensing), Landfill (hauler license), Water Reclamation (liquid waste generators), and the Sioux Falls Health Department (daycare, tattoo artist and establishment). Massage therapists are licensed by the state Board of Massage Therapy. If your business type is not on that list, no city license is required.

   Official government source

   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category·N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category

   N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

Official Sources

• South Dakota Secretary of State

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