16-23-2. Application to participate--Assessment.
Each interested county or municipality shall apply to the Unified Judicial System. Before making a determination of eligibility, the Unified Judicial System shall conduct a county or municipality assessment designed to evaluate the county or municipality's need for an attorney and its ability to sustain and support an attorney. The Unified Judicial System shall maintain a list of counties and municipalities that have been assessed and are eligible for participation in the recruitment assistance program established by this chapter. The Unified Judicial System may revise any county or municipality assessment or conduct a new assessment as necessary to reflect any change in conditions within a county or municipality.
Source: SL 2013, ch 102, §2; SL 2017, ch 93, §2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary
Chapter 23 - Attorney Recruitment In Rural Counties And Municipalities
Section 16-23-1 - Attorney recruitment assistance program established.
Section 16-23-2 - Application to participate--Assessment .
Section 16-23-2.1 - County eligibility to participate.
Section 16-23-2.2 - Municipality eligibility to participate.
Section 16-23-3 - Considerations for selection of participating counties and municipalities.
Section 16-23-4 - Attorney eligibility to participate.
Section 16-23-5 - Incentive payment to participating attorneys.
Section 16-23-6 - Agreement for payment of recruitment assistance--Repayment upon breach.
Section 16-23-7 - County and municipality funding.
Section 16-23-8 - Filing and approval of recruitment assistance agreement.
Section 16-23-9 - Ineligibility for participation in other program.