{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-13-37","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-13-37","heading":"Evidence rules inapplicable at hearings--Cross-examination--Burden of proof--Preservation of testimony.","body":"The Commission of Human Rights is not bound by the strict rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law or equity but the right of cross-examination shall be preserved. The charging party bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence the allegations in his charge. The testimony taken at a hearing shall be under oath, electronically recorded, or stenographically reported, or both by a commission agent, and transcribed, if ordered by the commission.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-13. HUMAN RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-13-37","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"78e23ec3a229fe7a8146c5797991ba68e0929c6037c5eadf428a3bc486e9a881","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-13-36","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-13-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}