{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-39-71","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-39-71","heading":"Witnesses and evidence received on hearing.","body":"Witnesses shall be sworn; but the court shall conduct the hearing in such order and form and with such methods of proof as it deems best suited to discover the facts and to determine the justice of the case. Interrogatories shall not be filed nor depositions taken, except by leave of court.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-39. SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-39-71","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"5fce163db874733f66b1eb43d265f6cc6f309e38ddc202ce0bdf4956f0ee0504","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-39-70","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-39-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}