<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 16-16-12.3 - Attorney licensing when spouse is a member of the armed forces. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044783Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2044783SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044783CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044783Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2044783DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044783Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2044783000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044783SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044783SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2044783Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-16-12.3"><span class="s2044783SENU">16-16-12.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044783SENU">. </span><span class="s2044783CL">Attorney licensing when spouse is a member of the armed forces.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044783Normal-000000"><span class="s2044783DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding any other provision in law, any attorney licensed to practice law in another jurisdiction within the United States, shall be admitted to practice in this state if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044783Normal-000001"><span class="s2044783DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    His or her spouse is a member of the armed forces of the United States;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044783Normal-000001"><span class="s2044783DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    His or her spouse is the subject of a military transfer to South Dakota for active duty military service;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044783Normal-000001"><span class="s2044783DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    He or she left employment to accompany the applicant's spouse to South Dakota; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044783Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044783DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    He or she meets the requirements in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-16-12.4"><span class="s2044783DefaultParagraphFont">16-16-12.4</span></a><span class="s2044783DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044783Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044783000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044783Normal"><span class="s2044783SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044783SCL-000003"> SL 2014, ch 252 (Supreme Court Rule </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-10"><span class="s2044783SCL-000003">13-10</span></a><span class="s2044783SCL-000003">), eff. Sept. 10, 2013.</span></p></div></body></html>