South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-22-16 — Proof of marriages in bigamy prosecutions
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 22: Evidence, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-22-16
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.
In prosecutions for bigamy, it is not necessary to prove either of the marriages by the register, certificate, or other record evidence thereof, but they may be proved by such evidence as is admissible to prove a marriage in other cases, and when the second marriage took place out of this state, proof of that fact, accompanied with proof of cohabitation thereafter in this state, is sufficient to sustain the charge.
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