<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-70 - Preference on calendar for proceedings under chapter. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070754Normal { 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.s2070754SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070754CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070754Normal-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.s2070754DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070754000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070754SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070754SCL-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="s2070754Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-34A-70"><span class="s2070754SENU">49-34A-70</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070754SENU">. </span><span class="s2070754CL">Preference on calendar for proceedings under chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070754Normal-000000"><span class="s2070754DefaultParagraphFont">All actions and proceedings under this chapter, and all actions or proceedings to which the Public Utilities Commission or the State of South Dakota may be parties, and in which any question arises under this chapter, or under or concerning any order or decision of the commission, shall be preferred over all other civil causes, except election causes, irrespective of position on the calendar.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070754Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070754000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070754Normal"><span class="s2070754SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070754SCL-000002"> SL 1975, ch 283, § 49.</span></p></div></body></html>