{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-13-35","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-13-35","heading":"Notice to answer charge after investigating official's report--Time for hearing--Hearing examiner--Right to transfer matter to circuit court.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-13. HUMAN RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-13-35","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"e8e621c2f89770f964801db733c72e307779f5b6cd2695ce99657e87cc03ddcc","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-13-34","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-13-35.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}