Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully.

  1. Law
  2. South Dakota Codified Laws
  3. Evidence
  4. South Dakota Rules of Evidence
  5. Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully.

Checkout our iOS App for a better way to browser and research.

19-19-603. Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully.

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.

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. Jan. 1, 2016.


Download our app to see the most-to-date content.