It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused was not competent to give the testimony, deposition, or certificate of which falsehood is alleged. It is sufficient that the accused actually was required to give such testimony or made such deposition or certificate.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-29-3
Incompetence of witness no defense
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.1242; SL 2005, ch 120, § 32.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.