{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-501","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-19-501","heading":"Privileges recognized only as provided.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by constitution or statute or by this chapter or other rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of this state, no person has a privilege to:\n(1) Refuse to be a witness;\n(2) Refuse to disclose any matter;\n(3) Refuse to produce any object or writing; or\n(4) Prevent another from being a witness or disclosing any matter or producing any object or writing.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-19. SOUTH DAKOTA RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-19-501","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"10e8b5ec046f7d41e31e9a54a1d913fb02d21964bbc7110c65a5e280e22af5b2","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-414","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}