<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0 { 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.s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000003 { 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="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:01:02.01"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000000">20:10:01:02.01</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000001">.  Communications with commissioners.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0"> All correspondence with the commission </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0"> be addressed to the commission's executive director at the commission's principal office</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0"> or via electronic mail addressed to the commission's executive director</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">    Official c</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">orrespondence with the commissioners </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">may</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0"> not be addressed to an individual commissioner unless specifically authorized </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">by law</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0"> 16 SDR 148, effective March 22, 1990</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">; 52 SDR 32, effective September 29, 2025</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000003">49-1-11</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-8.2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000003">49-1-</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0-000003">8.2</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s511e8965-7c79-4b89-bdf7-5c21ccf323d6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>