<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 5-18D-22 - Effect on time deadline in contested case. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2034680Normal { 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.s2034680SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2034680CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2034680Normal-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.s2034680DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2034680000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2034680SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2034680SCL-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="s2034680Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-18D-22"><span class="s2034680SENU">5-18D-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034680SENU">. </span><span class="s2034680CL">Effect on time deadline in contested case.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2034680Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034680DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an agency that is required to issue a decision in a contested case proceeding in one year or less may increase its statutory deadline for issuing the agency decision by sixty days if the agency seeks to enter into a professional services contract covered by §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-18D-17"><span class="s2034680DefaultParagraphFont">5-18D-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034680DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-18D-20"><span class="s2034680DefaultParagraphFont">5-18D-20</span></a><span class="s2034680DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2034680Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034680000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2034680Normal"><span class="s2034680SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2034680SCL-000002"> SL 2010, ch 31, § 116.</span></p></div></body></html>