<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:75:05:13 Solicitation.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:75:05:13"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:75:05:13 Solicitation."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:75:05:13.&nbsp;&nbsp;Solicitation.</b> A licensee may not by any direct personal communication solicit an engagement to perform professional services under the following circumstances:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The communication would violate §&nbsp;20:75:05:11 if it were a public communication;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;The entity solicited has made known to the licensee a desire not to receive direct communications; or</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;The licensee knows or reasonably should know that the communication involves coercion, intimidation, threats, or harassing conduct.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 29 SDR 16, effective August 14, 2002.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-12">36-20B-12(4).</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-40">36-20B-40(10)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-41">36-20B-41.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>