Before testifying, a witness must give an oath or affirmation to testify truthfully. It must be in a form designed to impress that duty on the witness's conscience.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-603
Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Bowers (2018)
Most recently applied in Bruggeman v. Ramos (March 2022)
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 603); SDCL § 19-14-3; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-37), 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.