Holiday Closures Schedule for South Dakota State Government Offices
Summary
The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation published its annual schedule of office closures for state-recognized holidays. The schedule lists 10 legal holidays including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Native Americans Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The notice also specifies the observance rule for holidays falling on weekends.
What changed
The document publishes the standard schedule of holidays observed by South Dakota state government offices. The schedule applies the standard observance rule where Saturday holidays are observed on the preceding Friday and Sunday holidays on the following Monday. This schedule affects all state employees and persons conducting business with state agencies.
For businesses and individuals interacting with South Dakota state agencies, this schedule establishes when government offices will be closed, affecting permit processing, licensing transactions, and other administrative filings. The South Dakota Real Estate Commission and all other DLR boards operate under this same holiday schedule.
What to do next
- Monitor for updates to holiday schedule
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Occupational & Professional Licensing Boards
- South Dakota Abstracters' Board of Examiners
- South Dakota Athletic Commission
- South Dakota Board of Accountancy
- South Dakota Board of Barber Examiners
- South Dakota Board of Technical Professions
- South Dakota Cosmetology Commission
- South Dakota Electrical Commission
- South Dakota Plumbing Commission
- South Dakota Real Estate Commission
- Other occupational and professional licensing boards and commissions, including those not under DLR
Service Hours
Schedule of Office Closures for State-recognized Holidays
Unless otherwise noted on this website, hours of South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation's administrative offices are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The State of South Dakota recognizes the following 10 legal holidays plus any other day proclaimed as a holiday by the Governor of South Dakota or the President of the United States.
| Holiday | Day Observed* |
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Third Monday in January |
| Presidents Day | Third Monday in February |
| Memorial Day | Last Monday in May |
| Juneteenth | June 19 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Labor Day | First Monday in September |
| Native Americans Day | Second Monday in October |
| Veterans Day | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving | Fourth Thursday in November |
| Christmas | December 25 |
| *If a holiday from the list above falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a State holiday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday. | |
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