<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.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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:01:02.05"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000000">20:10:01:02.05</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">.  Filing of documents.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> Unless otherwise allowed</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> by statute, rule, or commission order and as provided below</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">, any document filed with the commission </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> be filed electronically as a .pdf file </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">via</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> be filed using a</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">nother</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> be filed electronically as a separate document</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000003">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">; 52 SDR 32, effective September 29, 2025</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004">49-1-11</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">(2)(4)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">(6)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004">49-1-11</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000001">Cross-References:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004">20:10:01:07.01</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">    Requests for confidential treatment of information</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0"> by a submitting party</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:01:41"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0-000004">20:10:01:41</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s6ba7da80-f136-491f-ae1f-fa135e947a9f000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>