Section 16-19-46 - Proceedings not to be abated for failure to prosecute, settlement or restitution.
16-19-46. Proceedings not to be abated for failure to prosecute, settlement or restitution. Neither unwillingness nor neglect of the complainant to sign a complaint or to prosecute a charge, nor settlement or compromise between the complainant and the attorney or restitution by the attorney, shall, in itself, justify abatement of the processing of any complaint.
Source: Sup. Ct. Disc. Rules Aug. 28, 1974, § 2; SDCL Supp, 16-19 Appx.; Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule VII.