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SD Codified L § 16-16-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 16 - Admission Of Attorneys To Practice|Section 16-16-18 - Oath of attorney--Form and administration.

16-16-18. Oath of attorney--Form and administration.The oath of attorney shall be administered by a justice or judge of any state appellate court or court of general jurisdiction or by a justice or judge of any federal appellate or district court. The form of the oath of attorney shall be in substance as follows:I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that:I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of South Dakota;I will maintain the respect due to courts of justice and judicial officers;I will not counsel or maintain any suit or proceeding which shall appear to me to be unjust, nor any defense except such as I believe to be honestly debatable under the law of the land;I will employ for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to me such means only as are consistent with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or law;I will maintain the confidence and preserve inviolate the secrets of my client, and will accept no compensation in connection with a client's business except from that client or with the client's knowledge or approval;I will abstain from all offensive personality, and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness, unless required by the justice of the cause with which I am charged;I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any person's cause for lucre or malice. Source: SDC 1939, §32.1111; Supreme Court Rule 9, Order No. 1, 1957; SDC Supp 1960, §32.1109; SL 1994, ch 407; SL 1996, ch 316.
SD Codified L § 16-16-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 16 - Admission Of Attorneys To Practice|Section 16-16-19 - Rights and privileges conferred by license to practice law.

16-16-19. Rights and privileges conferred by license to practice law.The license referred to in §16-16-1 shall constitute the person receiving the same an attorney and counselor at law, and shall authorize him for and during his good behavior and his maintenance of active membership in good standing in said State Bar of South Dakota to practice in all the courts of this state and to demand and receive compensation for any services he may render as an attorney and counselor at law in this state. Source: SL 1893, ch 21, §1; SL 1901, ch 60, §1; RPolC 1903, §685; RC 1919, §5253; Supreme Court Rule 1, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp. 1960, §32.1101.
SD Codified L § 16-16-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 16 - Admission Of Attorneys To Practice|Section 16-16-20 - Roll of attorneys maintained by clerk of Supreme Court.

16-16-20. Roll of attorneys maintained by clerk of Supreme Court.The clerk of the Supreme Court shall maintain a permanent roll of all persons admitted to practice law. The records of his office shall show whether or not persons enrolled maintain active membership in the State Bar of South Dakota. Source: SL 1893, ch 21, §7; SL 1901, ch 60, §5; RPolC 1903, §689; RC 1919, §5257; Supreme Court Rule 3, 1939; SDC 1939, §32.1103; Supreme Court Rule 10, Order No. 1, 1957; SDC Supp 1960, §32.1110.
SD Codified L § 16-16-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 16 - Admission Of Attorneys To Practice|Section 16-16-21 - Reinstatement of inactive attorneys--Persons eligible.

16-16-21. Reinstatement of inactive attorneys--Persons eligible.The provisions of §§16-16-22 to 16-16-24, inclusive, apply only to a person who:(1)Has been duly licensed to practice law in this state;(2)Has not maintained status as an active member of the State Bar of South Dakota;(3)Is of good moral character; and(4)May under bylaws of such State Bar regain such active status and the resulting privilege of practicing law in this state only by obtaining from the Supreme Court certification of qualifications for resumption of such practice. Source: Supreme Court Rule, Order No. 1, 1960; SL 1989, ch 30, §48.
SD Codified L § 16-16-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 16 - Admission Of Attorneys To Practice|Section 16-16-22 - Application for reinstatement--Fees and charges--Determination of eligibility.

16-16-22. Application for reinstatement--Fees and charges--Determination of eligibility.The application for certification pursuant to §16-16-21 and the supporting proof shall be in such form as the Supreme Court may direct. The applicant shall pay to the clerk of such court and to the secretary of the Board of Bar Examiners the same fees and charges as required of applicants for a license to practice law. If the court is satisfied as to the prerequisites stated in §16-16-21 for entertaining such application, there shall be determined as provided in §16-16-23 the qualifications of the applicant for such certification. Source: Supreme Court Rule, Order No. 1, 1960.
SD Codified L § 16-16-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 16 - Admission Of Attorneys To Practice|Section 16-16-23 - Examination required of applicant for reinstatement--Examination dispensed with if applicant manifestly qualified.

16-16-23. Examination required of applicant for reinstatement--Examination dispensed with if applicant manifestly qualified.Except as otherwise hereinafter specifically stated, certification pursuant to §16-16-21 shall be issued only if the applicant satisfactorily passes the examination for which provision is made in §§16-16-9 and 16-16-10. If, however, such court is satisfied from the proof submitted and from such independent investigation as may be made by the court that the applicant is manifestly qualified to practice law in this state, the court may, in its discretion, issue such certification without such examination. In determining whether or not the court shall certify the applicant without requiring examination the court shall take into consideration such factors as it may deem pertinent, such as the extent of the applicant's experience and practice of law; his past success in the profession; his demonstrated proficiency therein; the character of his business or professional work other than practice of law; and the extent, if at all, to which such other business or professional work has related to legal problems. If an applicant for certification pursuant to §16-16-21 is required to take such examination and fails three times to pass the same, he may not be permitted to take another examination except by permission of the Supreme Court. Source: Supreme Court Rule, Order No. 1, 1960.
SD Codified L § 16-16-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 16 - Admission Of Attorneys To Practice|Section 16-16-24 - Notice to State Bar of reinstatement of attorney--Payment of membership fees.

16-16-24. Notice to State Bar of reinstatement of attorney--Payment of membership fees.Upon issuance of certification pursuant to §16-16-21, the clerk of the Supreme Court shall notify the secretary of the State Bar thereof, whereupon the applicant shall be entitled to enrollment as an active member of such State Bar upon payment by him to the secretary of such State Bar of the current fees required of active members and all other membership fees, if any, owing from such applicant to such State Bar and all delinquency penalties as to any such fees. Source: Supreme Court Rule, Order No. 1, 1960.
SD Codified L § 16-17-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-1 - Bar continued as public association.

16-17-1. Bar continued as public association.The State Bar of South Dakota, hereinafter designated as the "State Bar," heretofore created and constituted by law as a public association, is hereby continued as such public association. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §2; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1113.
SD Codified L § 16-17-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-2 - Purposes of State Bar.

16-17-2. Purposes of State Bar.The aims and objects of the State Bar shall continue to be to obtain the cooperation of all the practicing lawyers in the state in the better administration of justice, and in maintaining a high standard of professional conduct at the bar, to furnish a legal entity through which the considered judgment of its members on matters affecting the judicial system of the state may be ascertained and made available to the courts and the Legislature, to uphold the honor of the profession of the law, to encourage adequate preparation for its practice, and to promote cordial intercourse among the members of the South Dakota Bar. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §3; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1113.
SD Codified L § 16-17-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-3 - Membership of State Bar.

16-17-3. Membership of State Bar.The membership of the State Bar shall be all persons who are now or may hereafter be entitled to practice law in this state. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §4; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1114.
SD Codified L § 16-17-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-4 - Annual membership fee--Bylaws and rules governing fee and use of fund.

16-17-4. Annual membership fee--Bylaws and rules governing fee and use of fund.The annual membership fee for all members of the State Bar shall be such amount as the State Bar may from time to time determine. The State Bar shall continue to have power by the enactment of bylaws and rules as provided in §§16-17-7 and 16-17-8 to fix, determine, and change the time and manner of payment of such membership fee, the officer to receive payment thereof, the manner of disbursing the fund arising therefrom and the purposes for which such disbursements shall be made. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §9; SDC 1939, §32.1119; SL 1955, ch 128; SL 1963, ch 223.
SD Codified L § 16-17-4.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-4.1 - Senior emeritus status.

16-17-4.1. Senior emeritus status.Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, there is hereby created emeritus status for members of the State Bar.Eligibility: A member of the State Bar who is or has maintained active status in the State Bar and is retired or is retiring from the judiciary or the active practice of law.Privileges: A lawyer taking emeritus status shall have all the rights and privileges of an active member of the State Bar except that the lawyer may not practice law except as hereinafter provided: emeritus status lawyers may represent, on a pro bono basis, only such clients as are referred to the lawyer by East River Legal Services, Dakota Plains Legal Services, Access to Justice, or such other pro bono program recognized and approved by the State Bar.*Dues: Annual dues for emeritus status are such dues as are approved by the Supreme Court from time to time for inactive status.Registration: Lawyers taking emeritus status shall file an emeritus registration form prepared by the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Bar, who shall thereafter advise the legal services programs, Access to Justice and other approved pro bono referral programs of the availability of the emeritus lawyer to take pro bono referrals.* Comment: Emeritus status is intended only to allow a retired judge or lawyer to contribute to society and the profession by taking pro bono referrals from an approved legal services program. Representation of friends, neighbors and relatives, even if no fee is charged, is not permitted. Source: SL 2008, ch 283 (Supreme Court Rule 07-04), eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
SD Codified L § 16-17-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-5 - Board of commissioners.

16-17-5. Board of commissioners.The State Bar shall continue to have power to elect a board of commissioners and to determine the number of such commissioners, their qualifications, terms of office, powers, and duties and the time, place, and manner of their election. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §5; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1115.
SD Codified L § 16-17-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-6 - Meetings of State Bar.

16-17-6. Meetings of State Bar.Annual and special meetings of the State Bar shall be held at such times and places as its board of commissioners may designate or as may be otherwise provided by the bylaws and rules of the State Bar. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §10; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1118.
SD Codified L § 16-17-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-7 - Bylaws and rules adopted by bar--Approval by Supreme Court.

16-17-7. Bylaws and rules adopted by bar--Approval by Supreme Court.The State Bar shall have the power at any annual or regularly called special meeting to adopt such bylaws and rules not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may be deemed necessary for its government, which bylaws and rules shall become effective upon approval by the Supreme Court. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §7; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1116.
SD Codified L § 16-17-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-8 - Amendment of bylaws and rules--Approval by Supreme Court.

16-17-8. Amendment of bylaws and rules--Approval by Supreme Court.Amendments to bylaws and rules of the State Bar may be adopted in like manner, at any regular or special meeting of the State Bar, and shall become effective upon approval by the Supreme Court. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §8; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1117.
SD Codified L § 16-17-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-9 - Rules of professional conduct formulated by bar--Professional fees not regulated.

16-17-9. Rules of professional conduct formulated by bar--Professional fees not regulated.The State Bar shall continue to have power to formulate from time to time, subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, rules of professional conduct for all members. Said State Bar shall not have power or authority to fix the fees to be charged by its members for professional services. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §12; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1122.
SD Codified L § 16-17-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-10 - Bylaws, rules, and regulations binding on members of bar--Violation as ground for discipline.

16-17-10. Bylaws, rules, and regulations binding on members of bar--Violation as ground for discipline.The bylaws, rules, and regulations heretofore adopted by the State Bar and approved by the Supreme Court, and which may hereafter be so adopted and approved as herein provided, are and shall be binding upon all members of the State Bar and the willful violation of any such bylaw, rule, or regulation by any member of the State Bar shall constitute sufficient grounds for the discipline of such member under the procedure set out in chapter 16-19. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §13; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1123; Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule XX(c).
SD Codified L § 16-17-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17 - The State Bar|Section 16-17-11 - Membership lists furnished to clerks of court by State Bar.

16-17-11. Membership lists furnished to clerks of court by State Bar.It shall be the duty of the secretary of the State Bar to furnish the clerk of courts of each organized county in the state, the clerk of the Supreme Court, and the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, a list of the names of active members of the State Bar in good standing, such lists to be furnished as of the fifteenth day of March of each year, and corrections and additions to such list shall be furnished as occasion may arise. Source: State Bar Bylaws, §21, August 26, 1932, approved by Supreme Court September 14, 1932; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1120.
SD Codified L § 16-17A-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17A - Assistance To Impaired Lawyers And Judges|Section 16-17A-1 - Definitions.

16-17A-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean:(1)"Impaired," a deficit in cognitive ability to act in compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Code of Judicial Conduct, and any other standards required of practicing attorneys and judges, because of an addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling, or any other medical condition;(2)"Confidential information," any information, regardless of the form in which it is transmitted or stored, communicated to the State Bar, the Supreme Court, or the Unified Judicial System, for the sole purpose of assisting a lawyer or judge, who is impaired or suspected of being impaired, in obtaining medical or therapeutic treatment for the impairment or other related support services. The term does not include any information in the public record prior to the communication. Source: SL 2021, ch 88, § 1.
SD Codified L § 16-17A-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17A - Assistance To Impaired Lawyers And Judges|Section 16-17A-2 - Immunity for assistance--Exclusions.

16-17A-2. Immunity for assistance--Exclusions. A person is immune from liability for any damages to any person or property caused by the person's acts or omissions in assisting or offering to assist a lawyer or judge who is impaired or suspected of being impaired in obtaining medical or therapeutic treatment for the impairment or other related support services. This section does not apply to any:(1)Health care provider or counselor who receives compensation or anything of value, including payments from an insurance policy or federal or state health care program, for providing treatment or other services to a lawyer or judge who is impaired or suspected of being impaired; or(2)Damages caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless misconduct. Source: SL 2021, ch 88, § 2.
SD Codified L § 16-17A-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17A - Assistance To Impaired Lawyers And Judges|Section 16-17A-3 - Immunity for reporting--Exclusions.

16-17A-3. Immunity for reporting--Exclusions. A person is immune from liability for any damages to any person or property caused by the person's acts or omissions in reporting a lawyer or judge who is impaired or suspected of being impaired to the State Bar, the Supreme Court, any associated assistance committee or entity established or approved by the State Bar or the Supreme Court, or the Unified Judicial System. This section does not apply to any damages caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless misconduct. This section does not relieve any lawyer or judge from any responsibility under the Rules of Professional Conduct or the Code of Judicial Conduct. Source: SL 2021, ch 88, § 3.
SD Codified L § 16-17A-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 17A - Assistance To Impaired Lawyers And Judges|Section 16-17A-4 - Confidential information--Source--Limited disclosure--Limited use.

16-17A-4. Confidential information--Source--Limited disclosure--Limited use. The State Bar, the Supreme Court, any assistance committee or associated entity established or approved by the State Bar or Supreme Court, or Unified Judicial System may not disclose the source of any confidential information or disclose or use any confidential information for any purpose other than to assist the lawyer or judge who is the subject of the confidential information in obtaining medical or therapeutic treatment or other related support services. Source: SL 2021, ch 88, § 4.
SD Codified L § 16-18-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 18 - Powers And Duties Of Attorneys|Section 16-18-1 - License and bar membership required to practice law--Injunction to restrain violations.

16-18-1. License and bar membership required to practice law--Injunction to restrain violations.Excepting as provided by §16-18-2, no person shall engage in any manner in the practice of law in the State of South Dakota unless such person be duly licensed as an attorney at law, and be an active member of the State Bar in good standing. Any person engaging in any manner in the practice of law in violation of this section may be restrained by permanent injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction, at the suit of the attorney general or any citizen of the state. Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §11; SDC 1939, §32.1121; SL 1945, ch 143; SL 1959, ch 229.
SD Codified L § 16-18-2.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary|Chapter 18 - Powers And Duties Of Attorneys|Section 16-18-2.1 - Legal assistance by law students--Purpose of provisions.

16-18-2.1. Legal assistance by law students--Purpose of provisions.The bench and the bar are primarily responsible for providing competent legal services for all persons including those unable to pay for these services. As one means of providing assistance to lawyers and to encourage law schools to provide field placement instruction in legal work of varying kinds, §§16-18-2.2 to 16-18-2.10, inclusive, are adopted. For the purposes of §§16-18-2.1 to 16-18-2.10, "extern" means a student in a field placement program for academic credit offered by a school of law in accordance with the American Bar Association Standards for Approval of Law Schools, and "intern" means any other student providing legal assistance under the supervising lawyer. Source: Supreme Court Order No. 3, 1969; SL 2011, ch 249 (Supreme Court Rule 11-06), eff. July 1, 2011.