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Section 16-23-4 – Attorney eligibility to participate.

16-23-4. Attorney eligibility to participate. Any attorney licensed to practice in South Dakota may participate in the recruitment assistance program established under §16-23-1. A participating attorney shall agree to practice in an eligible rural county or municipality for at least five years. No more than thirty-two attorneys may participate in the program at any time. […]

Section 16-23-5 – Incentive payment to participating attorneys.

16-23-5. Incentive payment to participating attorneys. Any attorney who fulfills the requirements of the recruitment assistance program established pursuant to this chapter, is entitled to receive an incentive payment in five equal annual installments, each in an amount equal to ninety percent of the University of South Dakota School of Law resident tuition and fees […]

Section 16-23-6 – Agreement for payment of recruitment assistance–Repayment upon breach.

16-23-6. Agreement for payment of recruitment assistance–Repayment upon breach. Any agreement for the payment of recruitment assistance pursuant to this chapter shall obligate the rural county or municipality served by the attorney to provide thirty-five percent of the total amount of the incentive payment in five equal annual installments. After the rural county or municipality […]

Section 16-23-7 – County and municipality funding.

16-23-7. County and municipality funding. Any rural county or municipality may appropriate funds for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. A rural county or municipality may enter an agreement with any county, municipality, school district, or nonprofit entity to assist the county or municipality in carrying out the provisions of this […]

Section 16-23-8 – Filing and approval of recruitment assistance agreement.

16-23-8. Filing and approval of recruitment assistance agreement. No recruitment assistance agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is effective until it is filed with and approved by the Unified Judicial System. The agreement shall provide that the attorney practice law full-time in the eligible county or municipality for at least five […]

Section 16-23-9 – Ineligibility for participation in other program.

16-23-9. Ineligibility for participation in other program. No person may participate in the program established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if the person has previously participated in the program, or any other state or federal scholarship, loan repayment, or tuition reimbursement program that obligates the person to provide attorney services within an underserved […]

Section 16-23-11 – Payments from State Bar of South Dakota.

16-23-11. Payments from State Bar of South Dakota. In order to fully fund the incentive payment, the Unified Judicial System is specially authorized to receive from the State Bar of South Dakota fifteen percent of the total amount of an incentive payment authorized pursuant to this chapter in five equal annual installments and place the […]

Section 16-22-30 – Report to oversight council on probation and parole infractions.

16-22-30. Report to oversight council on probation and parole infractions. The Unified Judicial System and the Department of Corrections shall annually submit a report to the oversight council which includes aggregate statistics on the number of probation or parole infractions and the sanction for each. The report shall also include a summary of the incentives […]