<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.se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185P0 { 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.se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185000005"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000002">    (4)  Additional documentation upon request.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0">    </span><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0"> </span><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0">51 SDR 141, effective July 1, 2025</span><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0">    </span><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000004">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000002">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-3"><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000004">13-42-3</span></a><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000002">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0">    </span><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-12.1"><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000004">13-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000002">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-48"><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000004">13-1-48</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000002">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-1"><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000004">13-42-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000002"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-42-4"><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000004">13-42-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000002">, inclusive, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5"><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000004">13-43-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000002">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-43-5.1"><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0-000004">13-43-5.1</span></a><span class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se68ac556-39ef-408f-b92c-0adac6518185000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>