<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.s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74P0 { 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.s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:30:13"><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000000">24:05:30:13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000001">.  Time limit for </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000001">final decision</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000001"> of hearings.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">The hearing officer shall reach a final decision on the hearing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> not later than </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">forty-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> calendar days after the expiration of the </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">-day </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">resolution </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">period under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:30:08.12"><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000002">24:05:30:08.12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> or adjusted time period described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:30:08.14"><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000002">24:05:30:08.14</span></a><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">. A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> copy of the decision </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">must be</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> mailed </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">or emailed </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">to each of the parties. A hearing officer may grant specific extensions of time beyond the periods set out in this section at the request of either party.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">    </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> 16 SDR 41, effective September 7, 1989; 23 SDR 31, effective September 8, 1996; 33 SDR 236, effective July 5, 2007</span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">; 51 SDR 44, effective October 14, 2024</span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">    </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000002">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">    </span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.4"><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000002">13-37-1.</span><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0-000002">4</span></a><span class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3178c5be-2349-4ea5-b45b-ac4919d40e74000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>