2011 South Dakota Code
Title 16 COURTS AND JUDICIARY
Chapter 19. Discipline Of Attorneys
§16-19-35 Kinds of discipline authorized.
16-19-35. Kinds of discipline authorized. Misconduct shall be grounds for:
(1) Disbarment by the Supreme Court;
(2) Suspension by the Supreme Court for an appropriate fixed period of time, or for an appropriate fixed period of time and an indefinite period concurrently or thereafter to be determined by the condition imposed by the judgment. No suspension shall be ordered for a specific period in excess of three years;
(3) Placement on a probationary status by the Supreme Court for a stated period, or until further order of the court, with such conditions as the court may specify;
(4) Public censure by the Supreme Court; or
(5) Private reprimand by the Disciplinary Board.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule III.
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