Upon the filing of any verified complaint, the parties to the verified complaint shall be notified that any party thereto may, within 15 days of the date of receipt of the notice of the proceeding, demand as a matter of right that the matter be transferred to the State Commission of Human Rights, which shall process the verified complaint under the provisions of SDCL Ch. 20-13. Immediately upon receipt of notice of a party's demand to transfer the verified complaint under this provision, the Commission shall forward the verified complaint to the State Division of Human Rights and shall thereafter have no further jurisdiction with regard to the verified complaint.
(Ord. 1377, passed 6-18-2018; Am. Ord. 1399, passed 3-18-2019)
Statutory reference:
Similar provision, see SDCL § 20-12-9