When a respondent has failed to answer a charge at a hearing as provided by § 20-13-39 the Commission of Human Rights may enter his default. For good cause shown, the commission may set aside an entry of default within ten days after the date of the entry. If the respondent is in default, the commission may proceed to hear testimony adduced upon behalf of the charging party. After hearing testimony, the commission may enter any order the evidence warrants.
S.D. Codified Laws § 20-13-41
Proceedings on default by respondent
Known as the South Dakota Human Relations Act
The act spans §§ 20–20 (84 sections).
Source: SL 1972, ch 11, § 11 (9); SL 1981, ch 166, § 17.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.