South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-14-29 — Self-incriminating testimony required under promise of immunity--Restrictions on use of information
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 14: (Rule 17) Subpoena And Attendance Of Witnesses, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-14-29
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.
No witness may be excused on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination from testifying or providing other information in a proceeding before a court, grand jury, administrative agency, or legislative committee of this state for a civil, criminal, or administrative action whenever the prosecuting attorney or attorney general has granted the witness immunity pursuant to this section or whenever the magistrate or circuit court judge presiding over the proceeding has ordered such testimony. No testimony or other information compelled under an order or a grant of immunity, or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony, may be used against the witness in any criminal proceeding, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with the order.
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