South Dakota § 16-19-36 Attorney's conviction of crime to be reported to disciplinary board.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 16-19-36 — Attorney's conviction of crime to be reported to disciplinary board.

South Dakota § 16-19-36

Title 16COURTS AND JUDICIARY

Ch. 16-19DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEYS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 16-19-36 (2026).

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Any attorney and the clerk of any court in this state in which an attorney is convicted of a crime, except those misdemeanor traffic offenses or traffic ordinance violations not involving the use of alcohol or drugs, shall within ten days of said conviction transmit a certified judgment of conviction to the disciplinary board. If such certified judgment of conviction is for a serious crime as defined in § 16-19-37 , the board shall promptly transmit the same to the Supreme Court.

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Any attorney and the clerk of any court in this state in which an attorney is convicted of a crime, except those misdemeanor traffic offenses or traffic ordinance violations not involving the use of alcohol or drugs, shall within ten days of said conviction transmit a certified judgment of conviction to the disciplinary board. If such certified judgment of conviction is for a serious crime as defined in § 16-19-37 , the board shall promptly transmit the same to the Supreme Court.