Oath of jurors--Affirmation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. v. South Dakota (1997)
Most recently applied in Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. v. South Dakota (February 1997)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1313; SL 2007, ch 131, § 1.
As soon as the jury is completed, the following oath shall be administered to the jurors.
Do you, and each of you, swear or affirm that you will fairly hear the matters in dispute and render a verdict according to the evidence and the instructions of the court, so help you God?
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.