2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 - COURTS AND JUDICIARY
Chapter 23 - Attorney Recruitment in Rural Counties
§ 16-23-2 County eligibility to participate in recruitment assistance pilot program--Assessment.
16-23-2. County eligibility to participate in recruitment assistance pilot program--Assessment. A county eligible to participate in the recruitment assistance pilot program is any county in this state which:
(1) Has a population of ten thousand persons or less;
(2) Agrees to provide its portion of the incentive payment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and
(3) Is determined to be eligible by the Unified Judicial System.
Each interested county shall apply to the Unified Judicial System. Before making a determination of eligibility, the Unified Judicial System shall conduct a county assessment designed to evaluate the county's need for an attorney and its ability to sustain and support an attorney. The Unified Judicial System shall maintain a list of counties that have been assessed and that are eligible for participation in the recruitment assistance pilot program established by this chapter. The Unified Judicial System may revise any county assessment or conduct a new assessment as necessary to reflect any change in conditions within a county.
Source: SL 2013, ch 102, ยง 2.
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