South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 19 > Chapter 7 – Documents, Records and Judicial Proceedings


§ 19-7-3	Judicial notice powers unaffected
§ 19-7-12	Photographic copies of business and public records
§ 19-7-13	Common law and statutory methods of proof unimpaired
§ 19-7-14	Suppression or destruction of documentary evidence as misdemeanor
§ 19-7-15	Admissible hearing and trial transcripts

Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
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.
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.