SDCL § 36-9A-35: Prohibited acts--Violation as misdemeanor.

No person may:

(1) Practice or offer to practice as a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife without being licensed under this chapter;

(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;

(3) Practice as a certified nurse practitioner or a certified nurse 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;

(4) Use in connection with that person's name a sign, card, device, or other designation tending to imply that the person is a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife without being licensed under this chapter; or

(5) Practice as a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife during the time that the person's license has lapsed or has been revoked or suspended.

A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.