Every person is competent to be a witness unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-601
Competency to testify in general
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Spaniol (2017)
Most recently applied in Bruggeman v. Ramos (March 2022)
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 601); SDCL § 19-14-1; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-35), eff
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.