{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-1005","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-19-1005","heading":"Copies of public records to prove content.","body":"The proponent may use a copy to prove the content of an official record--or of a document that was recorded or filed in a public office as authorized by law--if these conditions are met: the record or document is otherwise admissible; and the copy is certified as correct in accordance with subdivision 19-19-902(4) or is testified to be correct by a witness who has compared it with the original. If no such copy can be obtained by reasonable diligence, then the proponent may use other evidence to prove the content.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-19. SOUTH DAKOTA RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-19-1005","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"829a04078b7dd87195ee1bd521f13e1479999d1b67479bb8c7c7bdfb9e3372af","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-1004","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-1006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}