<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 49-34A-61 - Burden of proof on party seeking to modify or vacate commission order. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070745Normal { 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.s2070745SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070745CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070745Normal-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.s2070745DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070745000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070745SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070745SCL-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="s2070745Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-61"><span class="s2070745SENU">49-34A-61</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070745SENU">. </span><span class="s2070745CL">Burden of proof on party seeking to modify or vacate commission order.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070745Normal-000000"><span class="s2070745DefaultParagraphFont">In all proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission in which the modification or vacation of any order of the commission is sought, the burden of proof shall be on the person seeking such modification or vacation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070745Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070745000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070745Normal"><span class="s2070745SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070745SCL-000002"> SL 1975, ch 283, § 50.</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 49-34A-61 - Burden of proof on party seeking to modify or vacate commission order. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070746Normal { 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.s2070746SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070746CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070746Normal-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.s2070746DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070746000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070746SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070746SCL-000002 { 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="s2070746Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-61.1"><span class="s2070746SENU">49-34A-61.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070746SENU">. </span><span class="s2070746CL">Rehearings--Application--Grant or refusal--Time--Orders not stayed unless commission directs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070746Normal-000000"><span class="s2070746DefaultParagraphFont">Any party, as defined in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Utilities Commission, to a proceeding before the commission may within thirty days after the entry of the order apply for a rehearing. The commission shall either grant or refuse an application for hearing within thirty days after the filing of the application. A failure by the commission to act upon such application for rehearing within the period shall be deemed a refusal thereof. Neither the filing of an application for rehearing nor the granting thereof shall stay the effectiveness of an order unless the commission so directs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070746Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070746000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070746Normal"><span class="s2070746SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070746SCL-000002"> SL 1976, ch 296, § 26.</span></p></div></body></html>