Within ten days after written notification to the parties of the appointment of a hearing examiner in any contested case, any party to that contested case may file an affidavit requesting the appointment of another hearing examiner. The chief hearing examiner shall then appoint another hearing examiner to hear that contested case. Each party may file only one such affidavit in any contested case.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-26D-10

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1995, ch 8, § 11; SL 1999, ch 9, § 1; SL 2003, ch 18, § 2