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 books, papers, documents, photographs, tangible objects, buildings, or places, or copies or portions of them which are in the possession, custody, or control of the state’s attorney and which are material to the preparation of the respondent’s or child’s case, which are intended for use by the state’s attorney as evidence in chief at the hearing, or which were obtained from or belong to the respondent or child.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-60

  • 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.
  • 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, § 69C.