A public officer cannot be examined as to communications made to him in an official confidence, when the public interests would suffer by the disclosure.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-508
Confidential communications to public officer
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 508); SDCL § 19-13-21.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.