Any person who advertises, practices, or attempts to practice chiropractic or who uses the title chiropractor or any word or title having a tendency to induce any person to believe that the person is a chiropractor without first having secured a license from the board or an annual license renewal from the board is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-5-2

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 27.9910; SL 1939, ch 101, § 9; SL 1975, ch 232, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 146; SL 2005, ch 199, § 11; SL 2007, ch 210, § 1; SL 2021, ch 173, § 2.