ARSD § 64:01:01:13 — Notice of time and place for hearings -- Hearing examiners

64:01:01:13. Notice of time and place for hearings -- Hearing
examiners. In all cases to be heard, all parties must be given notice of at
least ten days. Hearings shall be held at the time and place directed by the
secretary. For the purpose of the hearing, the secretary may designate a
hearing examiner.
The secretary or designated hearing
examiner may not grant a request for a continuance or postponement of the
hearing after notice of the time and place has been served on all parties
unless the requesting party demonstrates good cause for the request. If a party
fails to appear at the prehearing conference or the
hearing, the secretary or the designated hearing examiner shall order that the
matter be dismissed with prejudice to the party who fails to appear, unless
good cause exists for the failure to appear. For purposes of this rule, good
cause means inability to appear at the prehearing
conference or hearing by a party or an attorney representing one of the
parties. The designated hearing examiner shall submit findings and
recommendations to the secretary who shall make the final decision.