2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 COURTS AND JUDICIARY
Chapter 19. Discipline Of Attorneys
§16-19-70.1 Costs and expenses of disciplinary proceedings.
16-19-70.1. Costs and expenses of disciplinary proceedings. (a) State Bar of South Dakota. Costs and expenses incurred by the Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of South Dakota in the investigation or prosecution of any disciplinary or reinstatement proceeding under this chapter shall be paid by the state bar, provided, however, that the expenses of a disciplinary proceeding may, in the discretion of the Supreme Court, be assessed against the attorney who is the subject of such proceeding, and further provided that an advance deposit to cover the unreimbursed costs of any prior proceedings and the anticipated costs of a reinstatement proceeding may be required by the disciplinary board from an attorney petitioning for reinstatement as provided in § 16-19-84.
(b) Attorney General. The attorney general shall pay the costs and expenses his office incurs in the investigation or prosecution of any disciplinary proceeding under this chapter.
(c) Unified Judicial System. The Unified Judicial System shall pay the costs and expenses incurred by the referee, the court reporter and witnesses when a disciplinary action is referred to a referee under § 16-19-68.
Source: SL 1990, ch 439 (Supreme Court Rule 89-21).
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