South Dakota Statutes
§ 16-18-23 — Refusal by attorney to pay money to client as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 16-18-23
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-18-23 (2026).
Text
An attorney who receives the money or property of his client in the course of his professional business, and refuses to pay or deliver it in a reasonable time after demand, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Related
Matter of Discipline of Tidball
503 N.W.2d 850 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1993)
Legislative History
PolC 1877, ch 18, § 17; CL 1887, § 478; RPolC 1903, § 705; RC 1919, § 5268; SDC 1939, § 13.1257; SL 1979, ch 150, § 18.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 16-18-23, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/16-18-23.