The record in a contested case shall include:

(1) All pleadings, motions, intermediate rulings;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-26-21

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.

(2) Evidence received and considered;

(3) A statement of matters officially noticed which have been refuted;

(4) Questions and offers of proof, objections, and rulings thereon;

(5) Proposed findings and exceptions;

(6) Any decision, opinion, or report by the officer presiding at the hearing;

(7) All staff memoranda or data submitted to the hearing officer or members of the agency in connection with their consideration of the case.

Source: SL 1966, ch 159, § 9 (5); SL 1972, ch 8, § 23.