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SDCL § 22-29-3 — Incompetence of witness no defense

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 29: Perjury And False Official Statements, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 22-29-3

Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.

SDCL § 22-29-3Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused was not competent to give the testimony, deposition, or certificate of which falsehood is alleged. It is sufficient that the accused actually was required to give such testimony or made such deposition or certificate.

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