{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-26","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-18-26","heading":"Misconduct by attorney as misdemeanor.","body":"Every attorney at law who:\n(1) Practices any deceit or collusion, or consents to the same with intent to deceive the court or any party;\n(2) Intentionally delays his client's suit with a view to his own gain;\n(3) Intentionally receives any money or allowance for or on account of any money which he has not paid or become answerable for;\n(4) Makes a subsequent application to a different judge to stay the same trial of any criminal prosecution with knowledge that application for such stay has been made and denied without leave reserved to renew it, before a judge authorized to grant it; or\n(5) Knowingly permits any person not his general law partner or a clerk in his office to sue out any process or to prosecute or defend any action in his name;\nis guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-18. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ATTORNEYS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-18-26","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"be36cb515f09d4e73ec2e1096816ee886a0493655e71099ecba96368494ccd9b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-25","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}