Spring 2025 Newsletter: New Leadership, Disciplinary Actions, and Renewal Deadlines

Spring Edition May 2025 From The Director

Spring is in the air after having a week of summer-like weather first. Crazy! I hope all of you are healthy and doing well. A big thank you to Carol Lawhun for being the chair for the last two years! She now hands the gavel down to Jayson Tysdal. The Commission is now being led by Jason as chair, and Josh Reisetter as vice-chair.

Reminder - It's the responsibility of the responsible broker to know the license status of the agents that are associated with their brokerage firm. Not Force only can the licensee be disciplined for engaging in the practice of real estate without an active license, but the responsible broker may face disciplinary action as well.

Another Reminder: Responsible brokers and property managers -- make sure you are reconciling your trust accounts monthly. It's very easy for the Commission compliance officers to determine that monthly reconciliations have not been performed, especially if the reconciliations have not included individual ledger totals.

It's never too soon to start working on your continuing education for those of you renewing this year.

Enjoy your spring and summer!

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Thursday, June 19 - Offices closed in observance of Juneteenth Friday, July 4 - Offices closed in observance of Independence Day Thursday, July 17 - Commission Meeting Monday, Sept. 1 - Offices closed in observance of Labor Day Wednesday, Sept. 17 or Thursday, Sept. 18 - Commission Meeting Monday, Oct. 13 - Offices closed in observance of Native Americans Day Tuesday, Nov. 11 - Offices closed in observance of Veterans Day Wednesday, Nov. 12 or Thursday, Nov. 13 - Commission Meeting Monday, Nov. 11 - Offices closed in observance of Veterans Day Thursday, Nov. 27 - Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving Thursday, Dec. 25 - Offices closed in observance of Christmas

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 2024 online renewal is still open for those that have not completed theirs. It will

close June 30, 2025.

 There are several licenses that have been placed inactive upon renewal due to

missing information. If you submitted renewal but have not received a renewed license, be sure it was completed. We may be missing continuing education, E/O insurance, or your firm association.

 The office will be emailing a reminder notice for renewal in the fall.  Always be sure we have your correct email listed. This is how we

communicate with most licensees.

 Firms that are up for renewal this year will receive a letter in the mail in the fall

which will contain the firm's specific username and password.

 Now would be a good time to verify that we have the correct mailing address

in our records.

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Di sci pl i nar y Ac ti o ns Performing real estate brokerage activity beyond the month in which a li- cense lapses for non-payment of renewal fees, and/or not filing/completing the required continuing education (SDCL 36-21A-61, 36-21A-62, 36-21A-64) - $100 to $500 administrative fee: Saboin Vifquain Property Manager Rapid City

Thomas Doohen Broker Associate Sioux Falls James Nelson Broker Associate Sioux Falls

Cody Peterson Broker Springfield

Kristin Brown Broker Associate North Sioux City Christopher Chase Broker Sioux Falls Emily Portz Broker Associate Brookings David Kreman Property Manager Rapid City Daryl Nelson Broker Britton Talli Poulsen Broker Associate North Sioux City Hillary Goff Broker Associate Aberdeen Brittney Neuharth Broker Associate Huron Bradley Meehan Broker Rapid City Donovan O'Donnell Broker Tea Matthew Evers Broker Associate Harrisburg Force Doug Hennies Home Inspector Rapid City Josh Kraft Broker Sisseton

Charles Hegerfeld Broker Brookings Brad Banks Home Inspector Rapid City Angela Lambrechts Broker Milbank

Jonathan Hagena Broker Associate Centerville

Failure to maintain errors and omissions insurance or to provide proper no- tification to the commission of errors and omissions insurance (SDCL 36- 21A-119, ARSD 20:69:15:02, 20:69:15:06, 20:69:15:07):

Kreighton Hatten Broker Associate Spearfish Bernadette Merrill Broker Associate Sioux Falls Rosa Krogman Broker Associate Rapid City Meridith Lee Broker Pierre

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Di sci pl i nar y Ac ti o ns (co nt . ) Written contract (ARSD 20:74:06:03) - $500 fine: Tony Bicek Mitchell Home Inspector

Inactive license defined (ARSD 36-21A-9); Active license required for cer-

tain acts (SDCL 36-21A-28); Transaction of business subjects nonresidents

to personal jurisdiction--Service of process--Delivery of process or plead- ing to executive director (SDCL 36-21A-55); Grounds for revocation of li- cense--Criminal prosecution--Setting minimum fees not impaired-- Suspension, reprimand, and monetary penalties (SDCL 36-21A-68); Acts constituting unprofessional conduct - Failing or refusing upon demand to produce any document, book, or record in the licensee's possession or un- der the licensee's control, concerning a transaction under investigation by the commission (SDCL 36-21A-71(8)); Handling of money received by bro- ker for principal (SDCL 36-21A-80); Records kept by broker remitting imme-Force

diately to principal (SDCL 36-21A-83); Duties and obligations of licensee representing seller or landlord (SDCL 36-21A-132) - $2,500 fine and license revocation

Joshua Utterback Sioux Falls Property Manager

Acts constituting unprofessional conduct - Failing or refusing upon de- mand to produce any document, book, or record in the licensee's posses- sion or under the licensee's control, concerning a transaction under inves- tigation by the commission [SDCL 36-21A-71(8)]- $1,000 fine:

Larry Luetke Sioux Falls Broker

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Broker Reg. Home Inspector

Brink, Holly Spencer, IA Auker, Gavi Rapid City Carlson, Timothy Mendota Heights, MN Cook, Kateri Rapid City Colon, Sarah Noblesville, IN Flanery, Tara Rapid City Denson, Jerry Murfreesboro, TN Reichenberg, Gregory Mitchell Dosdall, Jolene Sioux Falls Rogge, Lorne Florence Duerr, Stephen Moran, WY Swier, Brady Sioux Falls Earl, Michael Omaha, NE Thorpe, Justin Ft. Pierre Fraser, Christopher Billings, MT Frisch, Benjamin Lindsay, NE Greterman, Aaron Fargo, ND Hall, Richard Austin, TX Hart, Theresa Waconia, MN Keenan, Thomas Happy Valley, OR King, Courtney Manvel, TX Lewis, Lee Sioux Falls Salesperson DOJ Launches Anti-Lontine, Christy Berthoud, CO competitive Regu-Lopez, Stephanie Kailua, HI Anderson, Zachary Emmetsberg, IA lations Task Force Roeman, Jeremy Sioux Falls Craighead, Madison Sioux City, IA Ruble, Zachary Billings, MT Eby, Faith Albertville, MN Sampson, Judd Plymouth, MN Garcia Martinez, Juan South Sioux City, NE Sanford, Amy Vermillion Hiniker, Steven Mankato, MN Siegel, Todd Boynton Beach, FL Jensen III, Lawrence Sioux City, IA Szwajlik, Caroline Brandon Krotz, Alexandra Sioux City, IA Tokarek, Travis Rapid City Pfeffer, Kurt Hill City Vannucchi, Roberto Boston, MA Robbins, Zachariah Billings, MT Wigington, Gilpin Schuyler, NE Strudsrud, Justin Bismarck, ND Wufl, Lori Mitchell Swanson, Joel Fargo, ND Unkel, Crystal Sergeant Bluff, IA Vogle, Brooke Minneapolis, MN

Wagner, Amanda Sioux City, IA

Wakefield, James O'Neill, NE Westby, Benjamin Davie, FL Wright, Taylor Sioux City, IA

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Broker Associate Anderton, Timothy Watertown Johansen, Annette Sioux Falls

Andrews, Nathan Sioux Falls Jones, Tyler Hermosa Arnold, Melanie Sioux Falls Kaski, Laredo Piedmont Atkinson, Alexander Sioux Falls Keegan, Nathaniel Brandon Bauman, Connor Watertown Kelly, Lauren Miller Bergerson, Jill Dell Rapids Kirkegaard, Trisha Sioux Falls Bergman, Christopher Sturgis Klosterman, Daniel Brandon Bisbee, Jon Cresbard Knock, Zachary Chancellor Block, Cole Garretson Kolbeck, Aaron Custer Brown, Rebecca Sioux Falls Kozak, Karsten Tyndall Bruch, Annie Black Hawk Krein, Tamara Estelline Burkel, Danielle Harrisburg Larson, Allura Sioux Falls Carda, Jamie Yankton Limmiatis, Andrew Spearfish Chadwell, Nicole Sioux Falls Longcrow, Kimber Sioux Falls Corbin, Stephanie Piedmont Ludens, Ashley Spearfish Curry, Jarred Sturgis Madsen, Nickolas North Sioux City Daede, Seth Watertown Majeres, Derek Sioux Falls DOJ Launches Anti-Doohen, Cody Sioux Falls Metzger, Kelly Rapid City competitive Regu-Dorn, David Sioux Falls Meyer, Shonda Sioux Falls lations Task Force Ebsen, Jacob Milbank Newkirk, Lindsay Sioux Falls Erckfritz, Bethany Sioux Falls Niewald, Tonya Sioux Falls Farley, Landon Sioux Falls Niyomukiza, Sygnoline Sioux Falls Fielder, Lauren Rapid City Oberg, Jackson Rapid City Foster, Christopher Mitchell O'Neill, Robin Brandon Foster, Marisa Sioux Falls Patel, Aryan Sioux Falls Fowler, Daniel Belle Fourche Pederson, Emilee Sioux Falls Gies, Cassandra Sioux Falls Peters, Kassidy Watertown Gill, Luci Garretson Pfeffer, Kurt Hill City Graff, Marley Box Elder Pietrowski, Zsanna Sturgis Gray, Savannah Rapid City Pixler, Tara Madison Graziano, Trevor Box Elder Priebe, Tiegen Sioux Falls Grismer, Alyssa Sioux Falls Rausch, Cody Sioux Falls Harman, Justin Sioux Falls Reynolds, Daris Brandon Hendrix, Robert Sioux Falls Rippe, Dylan Brookings Hodges, Courtney Rapid City Rouse, Zachariah Sioux Falls Hofer, Kim Sioux Falls Schaeffer, Erica Aberdeen Hofer, Stephen Tea Schmitz, Eric Elk Point Honkamp, Dustin Sioux Falls Schumacher, Jocelyn Watertown Hosmer, Michael Sioux Falls Selchert, Falina Belle Fourche Hulin, Nancy Belle Fourche Smith, Benjamin Sioux Falls Irwin, Katelyn Jefferson Smith, Claude Custer Isburg, Leslie Pierre Smith, Jake Lake Preston Ivanchuk, Vitalya Sioux Falls Stribbling, Calvin Lead Iverson, Cindy Sturgis Stutson, Ryan Garretson Jakob, Hannah Sioux Falls Sundby, Samantha Sioux Falls

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Residential Rental Agent Aberle, Katelynn Mobridge Broker Associate (cont.) Arnold, Jennifer Sioux Falls

Aufdengarten, Michelle Rapid City Swan, Benjamin Sioux Falls Bell, Carrie Worthing Sweets, Joshua Sioux Falls Byrd, Andrew Sioux Falls Thompson, Laura Sioux Falls Campbell, Emily Sioux Falls Thorstenson, Mariah Nisland Cavanaugh, Nicholas Sioux Falls Tornow, Rockwell Sioux Falls Chanthalakeo, Kim- Sioux Falls Coley, Michelle Sioux Falls Vant Hul, Michael Sioux Falls

Cook, Darci Madison Watson, Steve Sioux Falls Deuter, Kim Kadoka Werner, Noah Worthing Dibba, Suleyman Sioux Falls White, Jeremy Letcher

Doll, Sonya Sioux Falls Windau, Cathy Lead Dutcher, Joshua Sioux Falls Wolf, Donald Aberdeen Eddington, Tara Sioux Falls Yates, Aaron Brandon Fiorelli, Lacey Spearfish Gniffke, Bradlyn Sioux Falls Harding, Sarah Sioux Falls Property Manager Hardy, Courtney Black Hawk DOJ Launches Anticom-Heiden, Rebecca Sioux Falls petitive Regulations Adler, Luella Spearfish Johnson, Jody Sioux Falls Task Force Camarena Hernandez, Jose Harrisburg Koch, Morgan Harrisburg Dodd, Kelley Sioux Falls Kroger, Katherine Watertown Doyle, Susan Rapid City Lesmeister, Kaitlyn Rapid City Duncan, Angela Spearfish Lubbers, Sierra Vermillion McGrath, Tayhgen Garretson Hagen, Emily Brookings Mckee, Jacqueline Sioux Falls Johnson, Rebecca Harrisburg Miethke Jr., Arthur Sioux Falls Knigge, Samantha Rapid City Moberly, Matthew Sioux Falls Koll, Amber Watertown Monahan, Rayce Sioux Falls Kopp, Stuart Spearfish Oakie, Leslie Eagle Butte Kortan, Samantha Lennox Oistad, Michael Sioux Falls Larson, Abbie Sioux Falls Patterson, Katherine Sioux Falls Linn, Courtney Sioux Falls Pechous, Rachel Tyndall Lund, Rachel Box Elder Peterson, Lynn Sioux Falls Meester, Ashton Sioux Falls Phillips, Victoria Sioux Falls Moberly, Matthew Sioux Falls Preuss, Keila Rapid City Monitor-Severson, Deborah Aberdeen Riedel, Hunter Sioux Falls Mullaney, Melissa Spearfish Rivas, Alexander Sioux Falls Paulson, Andrea Rapid City Rogan, Naomi Sioux Falls Peters, Nicholas Brookings Rogers, Lorna Rapid City Pickner, McKenzy Colman Schenecker, Alexis Sioux Falls Rentschler, Alicia Valley Springs Smith, Renae Watertown Schomberg, Hagan Rapid City Steineke, Curtis Sioux Falls Schroeder, Payten Sioux Falls Stoltenberg, Tiara Hills Wahl, Jadelyn Moorhead, ND Timmerman, Sarah Sioux Falls Williams, Jeremy Deadwood Vlaminck, Abigail Sioux Falls Williams, Tanya Deadwood Voeller, Alexis Sioux Falls Winters, Angella Watertown Wienk, Abigail Harrisburg Wilson, Genevieve Mansfield

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DOJ Launches Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force, Eyes Impact on Housing and Licensing

(used with permission by ARELLO)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a new Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force aimed at identifying state and federal laws that create unnecessary barriers to free market competition. Housed within the Antitrust Division, the Task Force will focus on rolling back regulations that hinder small businesses, entrepreneurship, and consumer choice, with a particular emphasis on sectors like housing, transportation, and healthcare.

Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater emphasized the initiative's goal: unwinding laws and regulations that restrict market entry or limit economic opportunity. Housing is a key area of interest. The DOJ has cited rising housing costs and regulatory burdens as factors making it harder for ordinary Americans to rent or buy homes. Occupational licensing, zoning, permitting, and development rules are all potential areas for review under this effort. The Task Force will solicit public input through a formal comment process, with submissions due by May 27, 2025 (Docket No. ATR-2025-0001 at regulations.gov). Comments are invited from consumers, small businesses, trade groups, and industry stakeholders on laws that disproportionately limit competition or inflate costs. Force The initiative builds on prior DOJ efforts to support deregulation where excessive rules were found to stifle competition. The Task Force will also collaborate with other agencies, submit amicus briefs in relevant litigation, and provide technical assistance to federal and state lawmakers reviewing competitive impacts of regulatory frameworks. ARELLO® will monitor the Task Force's work closely, particularly in areas where licensing laws intersect with affordability, mobility, or barriers to market participation. The focus, as outlined by DOJ leadership, is not deregulation for its own sake, but ensuring that competition (not outdated or protectionist regulation) drives innovation and consumer benefit across the economy.

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