{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-7-24","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-7-24","heading":"Disciplinary action--Grounds.","body":"The board may, in compliance with chapter 1-26, impose disciplinary sanctions on an optometrist for:\n(1) Conviction of a felony;\n(2) Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a license by fraudulent misrepresentation;\n(3) Malpractice;\n(4) Continued practice when knowingly having an infectious or contagious disease, or after sustaining a physical or mental disability that renders further practice potentially harmful or dangerous;\n(5) Use of alcohol or other substances that renders the optometrist unfit to practice with reasonable skill and safety;\n(6) Engaging in any procedure set forth in subdivision 36-7-1(9), prior to meeting the requirements of this chapter;\n(7) Unprofessional conduct, as defined in § 36-7-25; or\n(8) Failure to submit to or cooperate with a criminal background check requested by the board under § 36-7-12.2.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-7. OPTOMETRISTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-7-24","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"9927b9fa3326b45ec3a20bd97abe525db966ec2dd973a6e6ed9dd3d651be5659","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-7-23","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-7-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}