Section 20-12-5 - Commissions on human relations authorized--Purposes and powers. - South-dakota Statutes

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20-12-5. Commissions on human relations authorized--Purposes and powers. To effectuate the foregoing policy municipalities and counties may establish a commission on human relations which may act to disseminate information, to engage in and co-operate with programs of research and education, to co-operate with persons or groups interested in similar objectives, to conduct public meetings and hearings, to mediate and conciliate in instances of alleged discrimination, and to initiate and hear complaints alleging discrimination with such investigation and inquiry as may reasonably appear necessary.

Source: SL 1970, ch 66, § 2; SL 1975, ch 165, § 3.

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20-12-5. Commissions on human relations authorized--Purposes and powers. To effectuate the foregoing policy municipalities and counties may establish a commission on human relations which may act to disseminate information, to engage in and co-operate with programs of research and education, to co-operate with persons or groups interested in similar objectives, to conduct public meetings and hearings, to mediate and conciliate in instances of alleged discrimination, and to initiate and hear complaints alleging discrimination with such investigation and inquiry as may reasonably appear necessary.

Source: SL 1970, ch 66, § 2; SL 1975, ch 165, § 3.

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20-12-5. Commissions on human relations authorized--Purposes and powers. To effectuate the foregoing policy municipalities and counties may establish a commission on human relations which may act to disseminate information, to engage in and co-operate with programs of research and education, to co-operate with persons or groups interested in similar objectives, to conduct public meetings and hearings, to mediate and conciliate in instances of alleged discrimination, and to initiate and hear complaints alleging discrimination with such investigation and inquiry as may reasonably appear necessary.

Source: SL 1970, ch 66, § 2; SL 1975, ch 165, § 3.