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transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:23:13"><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0-000004">20:38:23:13</span></a><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0">, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012</span><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0">; 47 SDR 73, effective December 21, 2020; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024</span><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0">    </span><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-22"><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0-000004">36-18A-22</span></a><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0">    </span><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-39"><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0-000004">36-18A-39</span></a><span class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28P1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s60597136-bc1b-48f9-a36b-d96ad2a0bd28000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>