<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 16-18-34.4 - Certain individuals disqualified. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044870Normal { 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.s2044870SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044870CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044870Normal-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.s2044870DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044870Normal-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.s2044870000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044870SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044870SCL-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="s2044870Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-18-34.4"><span class="s2044870SENU">16-18-34.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044870SENU">. </span><span class="s2044870CL">Certain individuals disqualified.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044870Normal-000000"><span class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">The following persons shall not serve as a legal assistant in the State of South Dakota except upon application to and approval of the Supreme Court:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044870Normal-000001"><span class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Any person convicted of a felony;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044870Normal-000001"><span class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Any person disbarred or suspended from the practice of law in any jurisdiction;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044870Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Any person placed on medical inactive status under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-19-48"><span class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">16-19-48</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-19-92"><span class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">16-19-92</span></a><span class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044870Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Any person placed on temporary suspension from the practice of law under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-19-35.1"><span class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">16-19-35.1</span></a><span class="s2044870DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044870Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044870000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044870Normal"><span class="s2044870SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044870SCL-000003"> Supreme Court Rule 97-25; SL 2018, ch 302 (Supreme Court Rule 18-11), eff. July 1, 2018.</span></p></div></body></html>