{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-5-7","heading":"Disobedience of subpoena or refusal to testify as contempt.","body":"Disobedience of a subpoena, or a refusal to be sworn, or to answer as a witness, or to subscribe a deposition, when lawfully ordered, may be punished as a contempt of the court or officer, by whom his attendance or testimony is required.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-5. SUBPOENA AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-5-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"7f5fee4bf4f1b781cfa745ab7dbabce2e3e56797f33976f3df20ad59bb85e1e1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-5-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}