Section 16-19-31 - License to practice law as trust--Duty to conform to standards. - South Dakota Statutes

16-19-31. License to practice law as trust--Duty to conform to standards. The license to practice law in this state is a continuing proclamation by the Supreme Court that the holder is fit to be entrusted with professional and judicial matters, and to aid in the administration of justice as an attorney and as an officer of the court. It is the duty of every recipient of that privilege to conduct himself at all times, both professionally and personally, in conformity with the standards imposed upon members of the bar as conditions for the privilege to practice law.

Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule II (a).