The chair of the hearing or the secretary shall hold a prehearing conference within 20 days after the filing of a petition for a contested case. The chair of the hearing or the secretary shall decide all prehearing motions at this conference and shall establish a reasonable discovery schedule. The chair of the hearing or the secretary shall also set the time and place of the hearing. Any other issue properly discussed at a pretrial conference under the rules of civil procedure may be heard at the prehearing conference.

Source: 14 SDR 86, effective December 24, 1987; transferred from § 74:03:13:09, July 1, 1996.

General Authority: SDCL 34A-2-93.

Law Implemented: SDCL 1-26-18 , 1-26-19 , 1-26-19.2.