{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-2-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-2-17","heading":"Information to which journalist and newscaster privilege applies.","body":"The privilege asserted in accordance with § 19-2-15 applies to any information the journalist or newscaster refuses to disclose, notwithstanding whether:\n(1) A court, the Legislature, or any agency or public body in the state deems the information to be highly relevant to a particular proceeding or inquiry; or\n(2) The information is published or otherwise publicly released.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-2. PRIVILEGED MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-2-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"e7abdf4b7acbe307db4eb997ff52cd1e2c5a17ec6e4e65b322ee3248b1001293","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-2-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-2-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}