16-17-2. Purposes of State Bar.
The aims and objects of the State Bar shall continue to be to obtain the cooperation of all the practicing lawyers in the state in the better administration of justice, and in maintaining a high standard of professional conduct at the bar, to furnish a legal entity through which the considered judgment of its members on matters affecting the judicial system of the state may be ascertained and made available to the courts and the Legislature, to uphold the honor of the profession of the law, to encourage adequate preparation for its practice, and to promote cordial intercourse among the members of the South Dakota Bar.
Source: SL 1931, ch 84, §3; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1113.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary
Section 16-17-1 - Bar continued as public association.
Section 16-17-2 - Purposes of State Bar.
Section 16-17-3 - Membership of State Bar.
Section 16-17-4 - Annual membership fee--Bylaws and rules governing fee and use of fund.
Section 16-17-4.1 - Senior emeritus status.
Section 16-17-5 - Board of commissioners.
Section 16-17-6 - Meetings of State Bar.
Section 16-17-7 - Bylaws and rules adopted by bar--Approval by Supreme Court.
Section 16-17-8 - Amendment of bylaws and rules--Approval by Supreme Court.
Section 16-17-9 - Rules of professional conduct formulated by bar--Professional fees not regulated.
Section 16-17-11 - Membership lists furnished to clerks of court by State Bar.