<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 49-7A-17 - Complaints--Rules of Practice. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2069972Normal { 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.s2069972SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069972CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2069972Normal-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.s2069972DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069972000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069972SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069972SCL-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="s2069972Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-17"><span class="s2069972SENU">49-7A-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972SENU">. </span><span class="s2069972CL">Complaints--Rules of Practice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069972Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">Any person with a complaint against a party who violates or with a complaint against a party who procures, aids, or abets in the violation of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-2"><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-5"><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-8"><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-12"><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">, or any rules promulgated pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-2"><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-5"><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-8"><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">, may apply to the board for relief. No complaint may be dismissed because of the absence of direct damage to the complainant or petitioner. The board may promulgate rules of practice prescribing the form for complaints in accordance with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2069972DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069972Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069972Normal"><span class="s2069972SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069972SCL-000002"> SL 2002, ch 211, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html>