S.D. Codified Laws § 3-18-16
Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Any public employee, upon request, shall be entitled, as hereinafter provided, to establish that he did not violate the provisions of § 3-18-10 or 3-18-11. Such requests must be filed in writing with the officer or body having the power and authority over such employees, within ten days after any action has been taken against such employee, whereupon such officer, or body, shall within ten days commence a proceeding at which time such person shall be entitled to be heard for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of § 3-18-10 or 3-18-11 have been violated by such public employee. Such proceedings shall be undertaken without any unnecessary delay. The decision of such proceedings shall be made within ten days.
SDCL 3-18-16