Section 16-16-17 - Recommendation to Supreme Court for admission to practice--Order and certificateof admission--State Bar membership fee.
16-16-17. Recommendation to Supreme Court for admission to practice--Order and certificate of admission--State Bar membership fee. Every applicant who has complied with the requirements of the applicable rules shall be recommended by the board to the Supreme Court for admission to practice law, provided, however, that such recommendation by the Board of Bar Examiners shall be effective for a period not exceeding one hundred twenty days. The court, for good cause shown, may extend such period of time. If the court is satisfied as to the qualifications of the applicant so recommended, the court will make an order of admission, which order shall become effective and certificate of admission from the clerk of the Supreme Court shall issue upon payment to the clerk of membership fee in the State Bar and the fee as fixed in § 16-2-29.1 for the certificate of admission and upon filing in the office of the clerk the oath of attorney. The clerk shall notify the secretary of the State Bar of such admission and remit the membership fee.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 11, 1939; SDC 1939, § 32.1111; Supreme Court Rule 9, Order No. 1, 1957; SDC Supp 1960, § 32.1109; Supreme Court Rule 82-29.