67 : 61 : 06 : 06 . Time and place of hearing. A fair hearing by an impartial hearing officer must be held within ninety days after receiving a request by the client , the client ' s parent in the case of a client under the age of eighteen, or the client's guardian , if applicable . The impartial hearing officer shall set a time and place for the hearing to be held at the earliest reasonable time. Time extensions may be provided by the impartial hearing officer upon order of the hearing officer or at the request of any of the parties involved if there is no objection to a time extension from any other party involved .

Source: 43 SDR 80 , effective December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 27A-5-1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 27A-5-1 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-12-05.