<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 16-18-28 - Liability of attorney for treble damages for misconduct. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044860Normal { 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.s2044860SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044860CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044860Normal-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.s2044860DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044860000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044860SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044860SCL-000002 { 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="s2044860Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-18-28"><span class="s2044860SENU">16-18-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044860SENU">. </span><span class="s2044860CL">Liability of attorney for treble damages for misconduct.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044860Normal-000000"><span class="s2044860DefaultParagraphFont">Any attorney who violates any of the provisions of subdivision 16-18-26(1), (2), or (3) shall be liable for treble damages to the party injured, which damages may be recovered in a civil action from such attorney.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044860Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044860000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044860Normal"><span class="s2044860SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044860SCL-000002"> PenC 1877, § 210; CL 1887, § 6410; RPenC 1903, § 213; RC 1919, § 3800; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 37.1911.</span></p></div></body></html>