Any attorney admitted to practice law in this state and any attorney specially admitted by a court of this state for a particular proceeding is subject to the inherent disciplinary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the board established by § 16-19-24.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-19-21

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule I (a); SL 2016, ch 246 (Supreme Court Rule 16-07), eff. July 1, 2016.

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