<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.s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0 { 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.s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000003 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004 { 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="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:01:02.05"><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000000">20:10:01:02.05</span></a><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">.  Filing of documents.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> Unless otherwise allowed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> by statute, rule, or commission order and as provided below</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">, any document filed with the commission </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> be filed electronically as a .pdf file </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">via</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> the commission's website. If the document is unable to be filed as a .pdf file, the document </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> be filed using a</span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">nother</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> widely used file format. If a person is requesting confidential treatment of any information, that information </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> be filed electronically as a separate document</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> and the confidential designation must be noted in the subject line of the electronic filing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">. If a person is unable to file the document electronically due to technical reasons or lack of electronic filing capabilities, the person </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> file the original document with the commission by mail or hand delivery. These filing requirements apply to all documents unless otherwise specified in this article or required by the commission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000003">Any document for consideration by the commission must be filed at least twenty-four hours prior to the commission meeting or hearing during which the document is to be considered, unless good cause is offered by the filing party for the delay or unless otherwise ordered by the commission</span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000003">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> 18 SDR 26, effective August 7, 1991; 33 SDR 107, effective December 26, 2006</span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">; 52 SDR 32, effective September 29, 2025</span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004">49-1-11</span></a><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">(2)(4)</span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">(6)</span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004">49-1-11</span></a><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">Cross-References:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    Contents of consumer complaint, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:01:07.01"><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004">20:10:01:07.01</span></a><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    Requests for confidential treatment of information</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> by a submitting party</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:01:41"><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004">20:10:01:41</span></a><span class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>