SDCL tit. 16, ch. 16, app TO CHAPTER 16-16, 7.1
Applicants to law school and first-or second-year law students who intend to take the South Dakota Bar Examination following graduation may register with the Board of Bar Examiners through the Bar Portal. The registration must be accompanied by the $100 South Dakota registration fee as well as the fee required by the National Conference of Bar Examiners' law student registrant program for an initial character report. Registration under the rule is not deemed an application for permission to take the bar examination.
The Board of Bar Examiners shall review the registration and character report to identify character and fitness issues that may hinder or preclude later admission. The Board will report its findings to the registrant. The Board's findings are both preliminary and non-binding in nature. Additionally, the findings will not constitute permission to take the bar examination or a waiver of the consideration of facts or conduct that are either later discovered or occur after the Board's review under this rule.
SDCL tit. 16, ch. 16, app TO CHAPTER 16-16, 7.1