Section 16-19-71 - Advice to Supreme Court of discipline in another jurisdiction--Copy of order filed--Conclusive evidence of misconduct.
16-19-71. Advice to Supreme Court of discipline in another jurisdiction--Copy of order filed--Conclusive evidence of misconduct. All attorneys subject to the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being subjected to professional disciplinary action in another jurisdiction, promptly inform the clerk of the Supreme Court and the Disciplinary Board of such action. Upon being informed that an attorney subject to the provisions of this chapter has been subjected to discipline in another jurisdiction, the clerk of the Supreme Court shall obtain a certified copy of such disciplinary order and file the same with the Court. Except as provided by § 16-19-74, a final adjudication in another jurisdiction that an attorney has been guilty of misconduct shall establish conclusively the misconduct for purposes of a disciplinary proceeding in this state.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 19, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1211; SDCL, § 16-19-4; Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule XII (a), (e); SL 2006, ch 337 (Supreme Court Rule 06-63), eff. July 1, 2006.