South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-58. Inspection by respondent or child of statements made by any respondent or child
On the written request of a respondent or a child, the state’s attorney shall permit the respondent or child to inspect and copy or photograph any relevant written or recorded statements made by any respondent or child or copies of such statements in the possession, custody, or control of the state, the existence of which is known or by the exercise of due diligence may become known to the state’s attorney and the substance of any oral statement which was made by any respondent or child in response to interrogation by any person then known to the respondent or child to be an employee of the state or of a department or agency of the state and which the state’s attorney intends to offer in evidence at the hearing.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-58
- 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
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1991, ch 217, § 69A.