The state may refuse to grant a license if a student has been convicted of a crime; committed any act involving dishonesty, fraud, or deceit; or committed any act that, if committed by a licentiate of the business or profession in question, would be grounds for the South Dakota Cosmetology Commission or South Dakota Board of Massage Therapy to deny licensure. The South Dakota Cosmetology Commission or South Dakota Board of Massage Therapy denies licensure on the grounds that the applicant knowingly made a false statement of fact required to be revealed in the application for such license. Students who are not U.S.citizens or who do not have documented authority to work in the United States will not be eligible to apply to take the state licensure examination. Paul Mitchell The School Rapid City is not responsible for students denied licensure.