No revocation, suspension, annulment, or withdrawal of any license is lawful unless, prior to the institution of agency proceedings, the agency gave notice by mail to the licensee of facts or conduct which warrant the intended action, and the licensee was given an opportunity to show compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the license. If the agency finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively require emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, summary suspension of a license may be ordered pending proceedings for revocation or other action. These proceedings shall be promptly instituted and determined.
S.D. Codified Laws § 1-26-29
Notice and hearing required for revocation or suspension of license--Emergency suspension
Known as the South Dakota Administrative Procedures Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (109 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case In Re the Cancellation, Revocation or Suspension of South Dakota State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiner's License 1272 Issued to Yemmanur (1989)
Most recently applied in Dollar Loan Ctr. of S.D., LLC v. Afdahl (May 2018)
Source: SL 1966, ch 159, § 14 (3).
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.