If any person refuses to answer any question or interrogatory, produce any document or otherwise comply with the written demand served upon him under § 37-24-12 on the ground of the privilege against selfincrimination, the testimony, answer to interrogatories or production of documents may be compelled in accordance with § 23A-14-29.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 37-24-15

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • 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 1971, ch 218, § 11; SL 1983, ch 277, § 1; SL 1985, ch 196, § 4; SL 1986, ch 27, § 44.