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# Fact brief: Did Gov. Larry Rhoden increase fees to obtain a concealed carry permit?
- URL: https://www.sdnewswatch.org/south-dakota-larry-rhoden-concealed-carry-permit-fees/
- Published: 2026-08-06T09:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-06T09:00:20.000Z
- Description: State laws regarding concealed carry have been revised in recent years.
- Author: Emily DeCock
- Tags: Fact briefs

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## No.

South Dakota does not charge fees for residents to get a concealed firearm permit, after former Gov. Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 212 into law in 2022.

The bill removed state and county permit fees. The Secretary of State’s office reimburses counties for the lost revenue based on the number of permits issued each year.

Gov. Larry Rhoden, who succeeded Noem in 2025, has been supportive of the Second Amendment right to carry, passing multiple laws that lowered gun restrictions. In March 2025, he signed three of those bills.

SB 100 made South Dakota the 12th state to allow concealed carry on [college campuses](https://www.sdnewswatch.org/concealed-carry-south-dakota-college-campuses-gun-laws/). House Bill 1222 released the ban of carrying a concealed pistol in vehicles in school parking lots. The third measure, HB 1218, took away the ban on carrying concealed weapons into bars, while allowing city and county employees to carry a concealed pistol at work.

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This fact brief responds to claims such as [this one](https://youtu.be/O%5FIxX8e6TBg?si=XOrlDGkLrgPeIj5-&t=168&ref=sdnewswatch.org).

### Sources

South Dakota codified laws, [2022 Senate Bill 212](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23355?ref=sdnewswatch.org)

South Dakota codified laws, [2025 Senate Bill 100](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25721/284243?ref=sdnewswatch.org)

South Dakota codified laws, [2025 House Bill 1222](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26055/281884?ref=sdnewswatch.org)

South Dakota codified laws, [2025 House Bill 1218](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26037/284388?ref=sdnewswatch.org)

South Dakota News Watch, [What concealed carry on campus means for South Dakota schools](https://www.sdnewswatch.org/concealed-carry-south-dakota-college-campuses-gun-laws/)

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