<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 16-16-17.3 - Limited circumstances under which conditional admission may be considered. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044793Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044793SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044793CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044793Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044793DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044793Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-right: 0; } p.s2044793Normal-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044793000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044793SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044793SCL-000004 { 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="s2044793Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-16-17.3"><span class="s2044793SENU">16-16-17.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044793SENU">. </span><span class="s2044793CL">Limited circumstances under which conditional admission may be considered.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044793Normal-000000"><span class="s2044793DefaultParagraphFont">The Board of Bar Examiners may recommend that an applicant be admitted to the bar conditioned on the applicant's compliance with relevant conditions prescribed by the board. To be eligible for conditional admission an applicant must satisfy all requirements for admission to the bar, possess the requisite good moral character and fitness for admission, and be engaged in a sustained and effective course of treatment for or remediation of one of the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044793Normal-000001"><span class="s2044793DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Substance abuse or dependence;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044793Normal-000001"><span class="s2044793DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    A diagnosed mental or physical impairment that, should it reoccur, would likely impair the applicant's ability to practice law or pose a threat to the public; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044793Normal-000001"><span class="s2044793DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Neglect of financial affairs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044793Normal-000002"><span class="s2044793DefaultParagraphFont">Conditional admission may be employed only when an applicant has been engaged in a sustained and effective course of treatment or remediation for a period of time sufficient to demonstrate his or her commitment and progress.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044793Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044793000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044793Normal"><span class="s2044793SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044793SCL-000004"> SL 2012, ch 260 (Supreme Court Rule 12-06), eff. July 1, 2012.</span></p></div></body></html>