<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.s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cP0 { 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.s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594c000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000003 { 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="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:12:04"><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000000">20:50:12:04</span></a><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000001">.  Status of complainant.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0"> The complainant is not a party to any contested case hearing resulting from the investigation of a complaint, although the complainant may be called as a witness in the hearing. </span><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">The board shall notify a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0"> complainant of any public final action taken by the board as a result of a complaint.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">    </span><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0"> 41 SDR 109, effective January 12, 2015</span><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">    </span><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000003">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">(</span><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">2</span><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">    </span><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-24"><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000003">36-7-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-25"><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000003">36-7-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-26"><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000003">36-7-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-7"><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000003">47-11B-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-14"><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000003">47-11B-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=47-11B-15"><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0-000003">47-11B-15</span></a><span class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20543df9-186e-4f79-8933-393676bd594c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>