<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 36-2-5 - Persons holding academic degrees exempt. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059233Normal { 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.s2059233SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059233CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059233Normal-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.s2059233DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059233000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059233SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059233SCL-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="s2059233Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-2-5"><span class="s2059233SENU">36-2-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059233SENU">. </span><span class="s2059233CL">Persons holding academic degrees exempt.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059233Normal-000000"><span class="s2059233DefaultParagraphFont">Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a person holding the doctorate degree in philosophy, education, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, veterinary science, psychology, or any academic field, from appending to his name the word "doctor" or any contraction thereof, when such degree has been bestowed by a reputable institution.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059233Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059233000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059233Normal"><span class="s2059233SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059233SCL-000002"> SL 1953, ch 130, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.0319 (1).</span></p></div></body></html>