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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 19 - EVIDENCE
Chapter 5 - SUBPOENA AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES
Section 19-5-7 - Disobedience of subpoena or refusal to testify as contempt

S.D. Codified Laws § 19-5-7

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Section 19-5-7 - Disobedience of subpoena or refusal to testify as contempt

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.

SDCL 19-5-7

CCivP 1877, § 453; CL 1887, § 5267; RCCivP 1903, § 493; RC 1919, § 2740; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0304.