South Dakota Codified Laws 1-27-38. Civil action or administrative review of denial of written request or estimate of fees
If a public record officer denies a written request in whole or in part, or if the requestor objects to the public record officer’s estimate of fees or time to respond to the request, a requestor may within ninety days of the denial commence a civil action by summons or, in the alternative, file a written notice of review with the Office of Hearing Examiners. The notice of review shall be mailed, via registered or certified mail, to the Office of Hearing Examiners and shall contain:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the requestor;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-27-38
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- 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
(2) The name and business address of the public record officer denying the request;
(3) The name and business address of the agency, political subdivision, municipal corporation, or other entity from which the request has been denied;
(4) A copy of the written request;
(5) A copy of any denial or response from the public record officer; and
(6) Any other information relevant to the request that the requestor desires to be considered.
Source: SL 2008, ch 14, § 6.