South Dakota Codified Laws 16-16-12.4. Contents of application for licensing when spouse is a member of the armed forces
Any attorney seeking admission to practice in South Dakota under § 16-16-12.3 shall submit a sworn, written application to the Supreme Court of South Dakota containing the following:
(1) The name and post office address of the applicant;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-16-12.4
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) The jurisdictions in which the applicant is licensed to practice law;
(3) A statement that the applicant is a member in good standing of the bar of the jurisdictions in which he or she is licensed;
(4) A statement that the applicant has not been the subject of disciplinary action by the bar or courts of any jurisdiction during the preceding five years;
(5) A statement that the applicant has not been denied admission to the courts of any jurisdiction during the preceding five years; and
(6) A statement that the applicant is familiar with the rules of the State Bar of South Dakota and will at all times abide by and comply with the same.
Such application will be accompanied by the following:
(a) A certificate of admission to the bar in the jurisdictions in which the applicant is licensed to practice law; and
(b) A certificate from the proper courts therein that the applicant is a member in good standing.
Source: SL 2014, ch 252 (Supreme Court Rule 13-10), eff. Sept. 10, 2013.