South Dakota § 16-16-11 - Re-examination after three failures prohibited.
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§ 16-16-11. Re-examination after three failures prohibited.
An applicant who fails three times to pass the bar examination in any jurisdiction or combination of jurisdictions will not be permitted to take another examination in South Dakota except by permission of the Supreme Court upon a showing that the reasons for previous failures no longer exist and there is a reasonable likelihood the applicant will pass the examination if allowed to take it.
Absent a showing of exceptional circumstances, an applicant who has failed four times to pass the bar examination in any jurisdiction or combination of jurisdictions will not be granted permission to sit for the bar examination under this rule unless the applicant has obtained a scaled score of at least 125 on a prior MBE examination.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 8, Order No. 1, 1957; SDC Supp 1960, § 32.1108; Supreme Court Rule Order No. 2, 1963; Supreme Court Order No. 1, 1969; SL 1998, ch 313; SL 2006, ch 335 (Supreme Court Rule 06-61), eff. July 1, 2006; SL 2014, ch 266 (Supreme Court Rule 14-07), eff. July 1, 2014; SL 2019, ch 229 (Supreme Court Rule 19-08), eff. Aug. 1, 2019.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-16-11 ("Re-examination after three failures prohibited.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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