South Dakota Statutes

§ 16-19-32 — Violations by attorneys as grounds for discipline.

South Dakota § 16-19-32

JurisdictionSouth Dakota

Title 16COURTS AND JUDICIARY

Ch. 16-19DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEYS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 16-19-32 (2026).

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An act or omission by an attorney, individually or in concert with others, which violates the attorney's oath of office, the laws governing attorney conduct, or the Rules of Professional Conduct, or other disciplinary rules adopted by the Supreme Court, is misconduct and is grounds for discipline, whether or not the act or omission occurred in the course of an attorney-client relationship.

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Related

Midwest Motor Sports v. Arctic Cat Sales, Inc.

347 F.3d 693 (Eighth Circuit, 2003)

8 case citations

Discipline of Volesky

2025 S.D. 62 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2025)

1 case citations

Midwest Motor Sports, Doing Business as Elliott Power Sports, Inc., a South Dakota Corporation v. Arctic Cat Sales, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, A-Tech Cycle Service, Inc., Roger W. Damgaard Timothy R. Shattuck, Attorneys for Arctic Cat Sales, Inc., Midwest Motor Sports, Inc., a South Dakota Corporation Doing Business as Elliott Power Sports v. Arctic Cat Sales, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, Arctic Cat Sales, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. A-Tech Cycle Service, Inc.

347 F.3d 693 (Eighth Circuit, 2003)

Legislative History

Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule II (b); SL 1989, ch 30, § 51; SL 2016, ch 246 (Supreme Court Rule

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