<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.sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731P0 { 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.sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000003 { 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="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:66.05"><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000000">67:12:01:66.05</span></a><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000001">.  Department to investigate good cause claims.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> The department may investigate any good cause claim</span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> </span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">he department shall investigate </span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">any</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> good cause claim</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> believed to be credible</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> based on anticipated physical harm</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> if t</span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">he claim of physical harm cannot be supported by the evidence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">    </span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> 5 SDR 48, effective December 19, 1978; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981</span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">    </span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000003">28-</span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">    </span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000003">28-</span><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa50ea459-c8d5-418d-84c9-50e1ba63f731000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>