SDCL § 49-1-11: Rules of commission.

The Public Utilities Commission may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 concerning:

(1) Procedures for filing and cancelling tariffs, and information required to be included in tariffs;

(2) Procedures and requirements for filing and acting upon complaints;

(3) Procedures and requirements for filing applications for new or revised rates or tariff changes;

(4) Regulation of proceedings before the commission, including forms, notices, applications, pleadings, orders to show cause and the service thereof, all of which shall conform to those used in South Dakota courts;

(5) Procedures for obtaining a declaratory ruling and action on petitions for a declaratory ruling;

(6) Procedures and requirements for handling confidential information and determining whether information should be protected as confidential; and

(7) Procedures for communicating with the commissioners.