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39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31 2022</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07dP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s4e885f8c-8afe-4ebe-a6b9-23a2f13bc07d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>