South Dakota Statutes

§ 36-9-72 — Injunction to prevent unlawful practice--Election of remedies.

South Dakota § 36-9-72
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 36PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Ch. 36-8REGISTERED AND PRACTICAL NURSES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-9-72 (2026).

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The board may in the name of the people of the State of South Dakota, through the attorney general of the State of South Dakota, or in the board's own name apply for an injunction in the circuit court for the county of the person's residence to enjoin any person who:

(1)Is unlawfully practicing nursing as defined in this chapter without a license issued by the board;
(2)Is practicing nursing as defined in this chapter under a license that is lapsed, on inactive status, suspended, or revoked;
(3)Is endangering, or threatening to endanger, the health or safety of those entrusted to the licensee's or applicant's care in the practice of nursing as defined in this chapter. An action for injunction is an alternate to criminal proceedings, and the commencement of one proceeding by the

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Legislative History

SL 1955, ch 91, § 12; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.0911; SL 1967, ch 101, § 11; SL 1976, ch 228, § 51; SL 1979, ch 255, § 69; SL 1995, ch 217, § 7; SL 2016, ch 194, § 39.

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