<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=02:05:03:06"><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000000">2:05:03:06</span></a><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000001">.  Burden of proof.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0"> At a hearing on a complaint, the complainant has the burden of establishing grounds for </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">the </span><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">revocation or suspension through proof by clear and convincing evidence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">    </span><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0"> 25 SDR 124, effective April 8, 1999; 31 SDR 94, effective January 4, 2005</span><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">; 47 SDR 130, effective June 6, 2021</span><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">    </span><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-45-29"><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000003">34-45-29</span></a><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">    </span><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-45-29"><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0-000003">34-45-29</span></a><span class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8694af9a-eded-4702-bd1b-14a20e31c5f0000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>