{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-16a-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-16A-7","heading":"Public service practice requirement--Period--Effect of clerkship.","body":"Upon admission to the practice of law through the public service pathway program, a participant shall complete two years of public service. The two-year commitment must be completed within three years of the date of admission to practice as an attorney in this state. The time a participant serves in a state or federal judicial clerkship may not count toward the two-year requirement but the three-year period to complete the public service requirement is tolled during service in a state or federal judicial clerkship.\nCommission Note: This section is effective until February 21, 2030, per § 16-16A-12.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-16A. PUBLIC SERVICE PATHWAY PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-16A-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"8c7971d28ee3a2063c686aecfd16855596e575162f83b2f89c049c54d2fcb9d7","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-16a-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-16a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}