{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-102","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-19-102","heading":"Purpose.","body":"This chapter should be construed so as to administer every proceeding fairly, eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay, and promote the development of evidence law, to the end of ascertaining the truth and securing a just determination.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-19. SOUTH DAKOTA RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-19-102","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1a15381f70bbcd26b32b7cdad5aca255407575dbb76710ddd2299a6b858c2b26","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-101","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}