In any county of over fifty thousand population and any other county where the board of county commissioners so designates, the state's attorney shall be a full-time position and the state's attorney may not be counsel or attorney in any action, civil or criminal, in the courts of this state except when acting on behalf of the county or the State of South Dakota.
S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16-19
Full-time position--Private practice prohibited
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State Ex Rel. Starnes v. Erickson (1971)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel. Starnes v. Erickson (April 1971)
Source: SDC 1939, § 12.1301 as added by SL 1965, ch 27, § 1; SL 1972, ch 39, § 2; SL 1982, ch 62, § 2; SL 2016, ch 44, § 30.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.