<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.s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12P0 { 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.s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-29"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0-000004">36-26-29</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-26"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0-000004">36-26-26</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s56275b1c-81aa-4b51-b8c3-bf058aa95e12000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>