South Dakota § 16-17-4 - Annual membership fee--Bylaws and rules governing fee and use of fund.
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§ 16-17-4. Annual membership fee--Bylaws and rules governing fee and use of fund.
The annual membership fee for all members of the State Bar shall be such amount as the State Bar may from time to time determine. The State Bar shall continue to have power by the enactment of bylaws and rules as provided in §§ 16-17-7 and 16-17-8 to fix, determine, and change the time and manner of payment of such membership fee, the officer to receive payment thereof, the manner of disbursing the fund arising therefrom and the purposes for which such disbursements shall be made.
Source: SL 1931, ch 84, § 9; SDC 1939, § 32.1119; SL 1955, ch 128; SL 1963, ch 223.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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