A person upon whom this chapter confers a privilege against disclosure waives the privilege if he or his predecessor while holder of the privilege voluntarily discloses or consents to disclosure of any significant part of the privileged matter. This section does not apply if the disclosure itself is privileged.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-510
Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Nylen v. Nylen (2015)
Most recently applied in Nylen v. Nylen (December 2015)
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 510); SDCL § 19-13-26.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.