Unless otherwise provided by an agreement, the arbitrator may adjourn the hearing from time to time as necessary and at the request of a party and for good cause. The arbitrator may hear and determine the controversy upon the evidence produced notwithstanding the failure of a party duly notified to appear.
S.D. Codified Laws § 12-1-27
Adjournment or postponement of hearing--Failure of party to appear
Source: SL 2003, ch 83, § 22; SDCL, § 12-4-48.
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