<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-1-12 - Records of official actions--Proceedings open to public. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2069896Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2069896SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069896CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2069896Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2069896DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069896000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069896SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069896SCL-000002 { 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="s2069896Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-1-12"><span class="s2069896SENU">49-1-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069896SENU">. </span><span class="s2069896CL">Records of official actions--Proceedings open to public.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069896Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069896DefaultParagraphFont">Every vote and official action of the Public Utilities Commission shall be entered of record. The proceedings of the Public Utilities Commission are open to the public as prescribed in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25"><span class="s2069896DefaultParagraphFont">1-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069896DefaultParagraphFont"> when the Public Utilities Commission is exercising its regulatory or adjudicatory authority pursuant to Title 49.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069896Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069896000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069896Normal"><span class="s2069896SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069896SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 52.0109; SL 1991, ch 380, § 4; SL 2013, ch 235, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-1-12 - Records of official actions--Proceedings open to public. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2069897Normal { 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.s2069897SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069897CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2069897Normal-000000 { 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.s2069897DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2069897Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2069897000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069897SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069897SCL-000003 { 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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-1-12.1"><span class="s2069897SENU">49-1-12.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897CL">Discussions on internal management not subject to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25"><span class="s2069897CL">1-25</span></a><span class="s2069897CL">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">The Public Utilities Commission is not subject to the requirements of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">1-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont"> when one or more commissioners are meeting among themselves or staff to discuss the internal management of the Public Utilities Commission regarding such things as:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Planning or developing activities or proposed legislation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Organizing the internal structure of the Public Utilities Commission;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Selecting, appointing, promoting, removing or managing personnel;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Developing reports; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal-000001"><span class="s2069897DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Developing budgets and expending funds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069897Normal"><span class="s2069897SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069897SCL-000003"> SL 2013, ch 235, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>