<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.sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07P0 { 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.sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07000003 { 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="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:66.01"><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000000">67:12:01:66.01</span></a><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000001">.  Cooperation of applicant or recipient not required.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">Section </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:66"><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000002">67:12:01:66</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0"> </span><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">does</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0"> not apply to an applicant or recipient who can establish good cause for refusing to cooperate with the department in identifying and locating the absent parent or parents, obtaining support payments, establishing paternity, or obtaining any other payments or resources legally due the applicant or recipient.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">    </span><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0"> 12 SDR 4, effective July 21, 1985; 15 SDR 67, effective November 6, 1988</span><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">    </span><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000002">28-6-1</span></a><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">    </span><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0-000002">28-6-1</span></a><span class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf46a10fd-2d04-45dc-a183-c0f38a6b7c07000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>