South Dakota Codified Laws 16-18-6. Contracts and powers of disbarred attorney void
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Any contract, power of attorney, or other instrument authorizing, directing, or empowering, or attempting to authorize, direct, or empower any person whose license to practice law in the State of South Dakota has been revoked, to institute or attempt to institute any legal proceedings in any court of this state in behalf of the person or persons executing such power of attorney, contract, or other instrument, shall be and the same is hereby declared to be null and void.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-18-6
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
Source: SL 1919, ch 115, § 1; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1207.