South Dakota Codified Laws 36-1C-2. Complaints–Jurisdiction
Any person claiming that a licensee or an applicant for a license under title 36 has engaged in or is engaging in conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action, as enumerated in the laws or rules of the agency, may file with the agency a written complaint. The agency shall require the complaining party to file a complaint stating the name of the applicant or licensee against whom the complaint is made and setting out, in full detail, the conduct that is alleged to be in violation and may prescribe the form on which a written complaint is made.
The administrator shall request the complainant provide additional information if the complaint does not state a claim within the jurisdiction of the agency.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-1C-2
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- 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
Failure of the complainant to comply with this section is basis for the administrator to reject the complaint without further action.
Source: SL 2021, ch 168, § 2.