61-7-6. Appointment of appeals referees--Interest in proceedings prohibited.
The department shall appoint one or more impartial appeals referees to hear and decide disputed claims. No referee may preside at a hearing in which the referee has an interest in the outcome thereof.
Source: SL 1936 (SS), ch 3, §6 (d); SDC 1939, §17.0834; SL 1941, ch 89; SL 1947, ch 88, §15; SL 2008, ch 277, §153.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 61 - Reemployment Assistance
Chapter 07 - Claims Administration
Section 61-7-4 - Adjusted determination by benefit section.
Section 61-7-6 - Appointment of appeals referees--Interest in proceedings prohibited.
Section 61-7-7 - Transfer of appeal before referee.
Section 61-7-8 - Rules for hearings and appeals.
Section 61-7-9 - Witness fees--Expense of proceedings as administration expense.
Section 61-7-10 - Decision by appeal referee--Notice to parties--Final unless appealed.
Section 61-7-13 - Department as party to judicial action--Representation of department in appeal.
Section 61-7-14 - Appeal of department's final decision--No bond required.
Section 61-7-21 - Fees not chargeable to claimant--Violation as misdemeanor.