{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-408","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-19-408","heading":"Compromise offers and negotiations.","body":"(a) Prohibited uses. Evidence of the following is not admissible--on behalf of any party--either to prove or disprove the validity or amount of a disputed claim or to impeach by a prior inconsistent statement or a contradiction:\n(1) Furnishing, promising, or offering--or accepting, promising to accept, or offering to accept--a valuable consideration in compromising or attempting to compromise the claim; and\n(2) Conduct or a statement made during compromise negotiations about the claim--except when offered in a criminal case and when the negotiations related to a claim by a public office in the exercise of its regulatory, investigative, or enforcement authority.\n(b) Exceptions. The court may admit this evidence for another purpose, such as proving a witness's bias or prejudice, negating a contention of undue delay, or proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-19. SOUTH DAKOTA RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-19-408","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"ddc990dcca4ef4a4eb722f6f7e5dc0fb1a63efc0df3140d5af8d12c37c3c187f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-407","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}