{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9a-35","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-9A-35","heading":"Prohibited acts--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"No person may:\n(1) Practice or offer to practice as a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife without being licensed under this chapter;\n(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;\n(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;\n(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\n(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a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife during the time that the person's license has lapsed or has been revoked or suspended.\nA violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-9A. CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-9A-35","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"acdf3bc8fd62e2c7fd778d81d5349b2c90b9f5e521367bbedff5aea96fdd0bed","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9a-34","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9a-36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}