Any party, as defined in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Utilities Commission, to a proceeding before the commission may within thirty days after the entry of the order apply for a rehearing. The commission shall either grant or refuse an application for hearing within thirty days after the filing of the application. A failure by the commission to act upon such application for rehearing within the period shall be deemed a refusal thereof. Neither the filing of an application for rehearing nor the granting thereof shall stay the effectiveness of an order unless the commission so directs.
S.D. Codified Laws § 49-34A-61.1
Rehearings--Application--Grant or refusal--Time--Orders not stayed unless commission directs
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Establishing Certain Territorial Electric Boundaries Within the State of South Dakota (1982)
Most recently applied in In Re Establishing Certain Territorial Electric Boundaries Within the State of South Dakota (April 1982)
Source: SL 1976, ch 296, § 26.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.