<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 16-19-34 - Deceit and collusion as grounds for disbarment--Treble damages. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044902Normal { 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.s2044902SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044902CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044902Normal-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.s2044902DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044902000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044902SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044902SCL-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="s2044902Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-19-34"><span class="s2044902SENU">16-19-34</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044902SENU">. </span><span class="s2044902CL">Deceit and collusion as grounds for disbarment--Treble damages.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044902Normal-000000"><span class="s2044902DefaultParagraphFont">An attorney who is guilty of deceit or collusion, or consents thereto, with intent to deceive a court or judge, or party to an action or proceeding, is subject to discipline, and shall forfeit to the injured party treble damages to be recovered in a civil action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044902Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044902000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044902Normal"><span class="s2044902SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044902SCL-000002"> PolC 1877, ch 18, § 5; CL 1887, § 466; RPolC 1903, § 698; RC 1919, § 5272; Supreme Court Rule 18, 1939; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 32.1210; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-19-3"><span class="s2044902SCL-000002">16-19-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044902SCL-000002">; SL 2016, ch 246 (Supreme Court Rule </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-19"><span class="s2044902SCL-000002">16-19</span></a><span class="s2044902SCL-000002">), eff. July 1, 2016; SL 2018, ch 298 (Supreme Court Rule 18-07), eff. July 1, 2018.</span></p></div></body></html>