South Dakota Codified Laws 36-20B-5. Officers elected annually–Quorum–Meetings–Registry of licenses–Records certified by board admissible in evidence
The board shall elect annually from among its members a chair, vice chair, and secretary–treasurer. A quorum for the transaction of board business shall consist of a majority of the members. The board shall meet at such times and places as may be determined by the board. The board shall have a seal which shall be judicially noticed. The board shall retain or arrange for the retention of all applications and all documents under oath that are filed with the board and also records of its proceedings, and it shall maintain a registry of the names and addresses of all active licensees under this chapter. The board may maintain a registry of the names and addresses of all other licensees. In any proceeding in court, whether civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provision of this chapter, copies of any records certified as true copies under the seal of the board are admissible in evidence as tending to prove the contents of the records.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-20B-5
- 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.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper, and also the word "seal" written or printed on such paper. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 2002, ch 179, § 6.