<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 36-9C-27 - Prohibited conduct--Violation as misdemeanor. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059866Normal { 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.s2059866SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059866CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059866Normal-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.s2059866DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059866Normal-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; } p.s2059866Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; 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.s2059866000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059866SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059866SCL-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="s2059866Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-9C-27"><span class="s2059866SENU">36-9C-27</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059866SENU">. </span><span class="s2059866CL">Prohibited conduct--Violation as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal-000000"><span class="s2059866DefaultParagraphFont">No person may:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal-000001"><span class="s2059866DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Practice or offer to practice as a certified professional midwife or certified professional midwife student without being licensed pursuant to this chapter;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal-000001"><span class="s2059866DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish a diploma, license, renewal of license, or any other record necessary to practice under this chapter or aid or abet in such actions;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal-000001"><span class="s2059866DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Practice as a certified professional midwife under cover of any diploma, license, renewal of license, or other record necessary to practice under this chapter that was issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal-000001"><span class="s2059866DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Use in connection with that person's name a sign, card, device, or other designation that implies that the person is a certified professional midwife without being licensed pursuant to this chapter; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal-000001"><span class="s2059866DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Practice as a certified professional midwife during the time that the person's license has lapsed or has been revoked or suspended.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal-000002"><span class="s2059866DefaultParagraphFont">A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059866000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059866Normal"><span class="s2059866SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059866SCL-000004"> SL 2017, ch 172, § 27.</span></p></div></body></html>