37-61-301. Disbarment. (1) The supreme court of the state shall have exclusive jurisdiction to remove or suspend attorneys and counselors at law.
     (2) An attorney and counselor may be removed or suspended for any of the following causes arising after his admission to practice:
     (a) his conviction of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, in which case the record of conviction is conclusive evidence;
     (b) willful disobedience or violation of an order of the court requiring him to do or forbear an act connected with or in the course of his profession which he ought in good faith to do or forbear and any violation of the oath taken by him or of his duties as such attorney and counselor;
     (c) corruptly or willfully and without authority appearing as attorney for a party to an action or proceeding;
     (d) lending his name to be used as attorney and counselor by another person who is not an attorney and counselor;
     (e) being guilty of deceit, malpractice, crime, or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.

     History: En. Sec. 402, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 6393, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8961, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 287; re-en. Sec. 8961, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2026(part).