If the investigating official is satisfied that further endeavor to settle a charge by conference or conciliation is futile, the official shall report the same to the Commission of Human Rights. If the commission determines that the circumstances warrant, it shall issue a written notice requiring the respondent to answer the charge at a hearing to be set within a reasonable period of time before the commission, a commissioner, or any other person designated by the commission to conduct the hearing, hereinafter referred to as hearing examiner, and at a time and place to be specified in the notice. The notice shall include a statement informing the parties of their right to transfer the matter to circuit court as provided in § 20-13-35.1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-13-35
Notice to answer charge after investigating official's report--Time for hearing--Hearing examiner--Right to transfer matter to circuit court
Known as the South Dakota Human Relations Act
The act spans §§ 20–20 (84 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Erdahl v. Groff (1998)
Most recently applied in Erdahl v. Groff (March 1998)
Source: SL 1972, ch 11, § 11 (6); SL 1981, ch 166, § 12; SL 1991, ch 179, § 18.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.