23A-22-14. Proof of incorporation of bank not required in forgery or counterfeiting prosecution--Expert testimony as to forgery or counterfeiting.
In prosecutions for forging a bill or note of an incorporated company or bank, or for passing or attempting to pass, or having in possession with intent to pass, any such forged bill or note, it is not necessary to prove the incorporation of the bank or company by its charter or act of incorporation, but it may be proved by general reputation, and persons of skill are competent witnesses to prove that such bill or note is forged or counterfeited.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 401, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.3641; SDCL, §23-44-14; SL 1978, ch 178, §286.