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2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 COURTS AND JUDICIARY
Chapter 19. Discipline Of Attorneys
§16-19-39 Reference for formal disciplinary proceedings on conviction of serious crime.
SD Codified L § 16-19-39 (through 2012) What's This?
16-19-39. Reference for formal disciplinary proceedings on conviction of serious crime. Upon the receipt of a certificate of conviction of an attorney for a serious crime, the Supreme Court shall, in addition to suspending him in accordance with the provisions of § 16-19-37, also refer the matter to the board or the attorney general for the institution of a formal proceeding in which the sole issue to be determined shall be the extent of the final discipline to be imposed, provided that a disciplinary proceeding so instituted will not be brought to hearing until all appeals from the conviction are concluded.
Source: Sup. Ct. Disc. Rules Aug. 28, 1974, § 5 (d); SDCL Supp, 16-19 Appx.; Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule X (e).
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