<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 36-1C-3 - Receipt of complaint--Time to respond--Failure to respond.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2083106Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2083106SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083106CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2083106Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2083106DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083106000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2083106NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2083106DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083106SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 36-1C-3 - Receipt of complaint--Time to respond--Failure to respond."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 36-1C-3 - Receipt of complaint--Time to respond--Failure to respond."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-1C-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2083106Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-1C-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083106SENU">36-1C-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083106SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083106CL">Receipt of complaint--Time to respond--Failure to respond. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083106Statute"><span class="s2083106DefaultParagraphFont">Upon receipt of a properly submitted complaint within the agency's jurisdiction, the administrator shall serve a copy of the complaint by mail or electronic mail upon the applicant or licensee complained against.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083106Statute"><span class="s2083106DefaultParagraphFont">The applicant or licensee complained against shall send a response to the complaint to the administrator of the agency within twenty business days after service of the complaint on the applicant or licensee. Upon receipt of the response of the applicant or licensee, or upon expiration of the time for the applicant or licensee complained against to respond, the administrator shall assign an investigative committee to determine if the complaint has probable cause and constitutes grounds for disciplinary action or lacks probable cause and should be dismissed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083106Statute"><span class="s2083106DefaultParagraphFont">The twenty business days may be extended by the administrator for good cause.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083106Statute"><span class="s2083106DefaultParagraphFont">Failure to respond to the complaint is grounds for disciplinary action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083106Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083106000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083106NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083106DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2083106SCL">SL 2021, ch 168, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>