Any party may also present to the trial court any admissible evidence of the laws referred to in § 19-8-1, but, to enable a party to offer evidence of the law in another jurisdiction or to ask that judicial notice be taken thereof, reasonable notice shall be given to the adverse parties either in the pleadings or otherwise.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-8-4
Evidence of foreign law--Notice of issue to adverse parties
Known as the Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act
The act spans §§ 19-8-1 to 19-8-7 (7 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Varga v. Woods (1986)
Most recently applied in Varga v. Woods (January 1986)
Source: SL 1937, ch 257, § 4; Supreme Court Rule 547, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0702.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.