SDCL § 36-9C-27: Prohibited conduct--Violation as misdemeanor.

No person may:

(1) Practice or offer to practice as a certified professional midwife or certified professional midwife student without being licensed pursuant to 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 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;

(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

(5) Practice as a certified professional midwife during the time that the person's license has lapsed or has been revoked or suspended.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