SDCL § 24-15A-9: Designation of hearing officers--Written recommendation.

The chair of the board may designate individual parole board members as hearing officers who may conduct hearings pursuant to this chapter and chapters 24-13, 24-14, and 24-15, take testimony, and make recommendations to the board. The recommendation shall be in writing and reviewed by the board or a panel of the board who may adopt, modify, or reject the recommendations.