South Dakota Codified Laws 19-19-406. Habit–Routine practice
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Evidence of a person‘s habit or an organization’s routine practice may be admitted to prove that on a particular occasion the person or organization acted in accordance with the habit or routine practice. The court may admit this evidence regardless of whether it is corroborated or whether there was an eyewitness.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 19-19-406
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 406); SDCL § 19-12-8; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-28), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.