South Dakota Statutes
§ 16-18-17 — Attorney's duty to represent the oppressed.
South Dakota § 16-18-17
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-18-17 (2026).
Text
It is the duty of an attorney and counselor at law never to reject for any consideration personal to himself, the cause of the defenseless or the oppressed.
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Related
In Re the Discipline of Kunkle
218 N.W.2d 521 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1974)
Dietz v. Fink
(D. South Dakota, 2024)
Legislative History
PolC 1877, ch 18, § 4, subdiv 7; CL 1887, § 465, subdiv 7; RPolC 1903, § 697, subdiv 7; RC 1919, § 5262 (7); Supreme Court Rule 13, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1201 (7).
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1-1
Supreme Court districts.§ 16-1-2.2
Form of retention ballot.§ 16-1-3
§ 16-1-3§ 16-1-4
Repealed§ 16-1-9
Term of Supreme Court--Places.§ 16-10-1
Repealed§ 16-10-2.1
, 16-10-2.2§ 16-10-3
Repealed§ 16-10-5
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 16-18-17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/16-18-17.