S.D. Admin. R. 12:20:01:03
Requests for mediation must be filed with the director on a form which may be obtained from the director. The form must be accompanied by a nonrefundable initial fee of $100 to pay for the initiating party's share of the first hour of mediation in session. If the respondent replies in the affirmative to use mediation, that response shall also be accompanied by a nonrefundable initial fee of $100 to pay for the respondent's share of the first hour of mediation in session. If mediation is with a USDA agency, the agency is exempt from this requirement and is not required to pay any fees; the other party to the mediation will pay half of the mediator's expenses based on the mediator's time report.
No mediation services may be provided unless each party has paid the required initial fee. If mediation occurs, the initiating party and the respondent shall each pay a fee of $25 for each additional hour or fraction of an hour of mediation in session after the first hour. The director shall bill any remaining amount due from the parties based on the mediator's time report.
S.D. Admin. R. 12:20:01:03
General Authority: SDCL 54-13-2.
Law Implemented: SDCL 54-13-2, 54-13-5.