<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:36:05:07 Hearings shall be public.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:36:05:07"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:36:05:07 Hearings shall be public."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:36:05:07.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hearings shall be public.</b> The hearings shall be public and any of the board present shall have authority to preserve order and decorum under the contempt process. A majority of the board shall be present at all hearings. If the president and secretary-treasurer are present the president shall preside and the secretary-treasurer shall act in his usual capacity. If either is absent the board members present shall act in such manner as they shall specify at the opening of the hearing.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, §&nbsp;1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-13-6">36-13-6.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-13-6">36-13-6</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-13-10">36-13-10.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>