<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.sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3P0 { 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.sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 57, effective October 16, 1995; 29 SDR 92, effective December 24, 2002</span><span class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0">    </span><span class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-29"><span class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0-000004">36-26-29</span></a><span class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0">    </span><span class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-26"><span class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0-000004">36-26-26</span></a><span class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfcab807-2ea6-4ae4-a2fb-df4768e8d3c3000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>