{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9c-27","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-9C-27","heading":"Prohibited conduct--Violation as misdemeanor.","body":"No person may:\n(1) Practice or offer to practice as a certified professional midwife or certified professional midwife student without being licensed pursuant to 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 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;\n(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or\n(5) Practice as a certified professional midwife during the time that the person's license has lapsed or has been revoked or suspended.\nA violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 36.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 36-9C. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIVES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-9C-27","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"0f72142b3a5367b7a8469c322d270107586e975e83355f0d99692da4543bfc17","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9c-26","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9c-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}