South Dakota § 20-13-37 Evidence rules inapplicable at hearings--Cross

South Dakota Statutes

§ 20-13-37 — Evidence rules inapplicable at hearings--Cross

South Dakota § 20-13-37

Title 20PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

Ch. 20-12HUMAN RIGHTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 20-13-37 (2026).

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The Commission of Human Rights is not bound by the strict rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law or equity but the right of cross - examination shall be preserved. The charging party bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence the allegations in his charge. The testimony taken at a hearing shall be under oath, electronically recorded, or stenographically reported, or both by a commission agent, and transcribed, if ordered by the commission.

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The Commission of Human Rights is not bound by the strict rules of evidence prevailing in courts of law or equity but the right of cross - examination shall be preserved. The charging party bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence the allegations in his charge. The testimony taken at a hearing shall be under oath, electronically recorded, or stenographically reported, or both by a commission agent, and transcribed, if ordered by the commission.