GroundRules
SDCL § 16-15-5: Refusal to testify as misdemeanor.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY
- CHAPTER 16-15. CONTEMPT AND OFFENSES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY
Every person guilty of any contempt of court by the contumacious and unlawful refusal to be sworn or affirmed as a witness; or, when so sworn or affirmed, like refusal to answer any material question, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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