Privileges recognized only as provided
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Waldner (2024)
Most recently applied in State v. Waldner (November 2024)
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 501); SDCL § 19-13-1.
Except as otherwise provided by constitution or statute or by this chapter or other rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of this state, no person has a privilege to:
(1) Refuse to be a witness;
(2) Refuse to disclose any matter;
(3) Refuse to produce any object or writing; or
(4) Prevent another from being a witness or disclosing any matter or producing any object or writing.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.