16-19-36. Attorney's conviction of crime to be reported to disciplinary board.Any attorney and the clerk of any court in this state in which an attorney is convicted of a crime, except those misdemeanor traffic offenses or traffic ordinance violations not involving the use of alcohol or drugs, shall within ten days of said conviction transmit a certified judgment of conviction to the disciplinary board. If such certified judgment of conviction is for a serious crime as defined in §16-19-37, the board shall promptly transmit the same to the Supreme Court. Source: Sup. Ct. Disc. Rules Aug. 28, 1974, §5 (b); SDCL Supp, 16-19 Appx.; Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule X (b), (d); SL 2016, ch 246 (Supreme Court Rule 16-22), eff. July 1, 2016; SL 2017, ch 228 (Supreme Court Rule 17-05), eff. Jan. 19, 2017; SL 2018, ch 298 (Supreme Court Rule 18-07), eff. July 1, 2018.
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