{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-3.3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 49-31-3.3","heading":"Investigation of telecommunications services--Ninety-day period--Reclassification--Burden of proof--Reclassification after 90 days.","body":"The commission may, within ninety days after July 1, 1988, conclude an investigation into any or all of the telecommunications services listed in §§ 49-31-1.1, 49-31-1.2, and 49-31-1.3 to determine if any service is properly classified pursuant to the standards found in subdivisions 49-31-3.2(1) to (5), inclusive. The commission may, after notice and hearing, reclassify any service to conform the classification of the service to the evidence and the standards in § 49-31-3.2. The telecommunications company providing the service has the burden of proving the classification is appropriate. During this ninety-day period, any service subject to the investigation will remain under rate of return regulation. Upon expiration of the ninety-day period, reclassification of any service, even if hearings had commenced within the ninety days, will be pursuant to the provisions of § 49-31-3.4.","path":["TITLE 49. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 49-31. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/49-31-3.3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"ad78f3e71df1f77115d023421d61de3d967021c057f40f6d5bc9b2e29234c3df","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-3.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-49-31-3.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}