South Dakota Codified Laws 19-5-4. Requiring attendance of witness for deposition to be used in another jurisdiction
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Whenever under any mandate, writ, or commission issued out of any court of record in any other state, territory, district, or foreign jurisdiction, or whenever upon notice or agreement, it is required to take the testimony of a witness or witnesses in this state, witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify in the same manner and by the same process and proceedings as may be employed for the purpose of taking testimony in proceedings pending in this state.
This section may be cited as the Uniform Foreign Depositions Act.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 19-5-4
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Source: SL 1921, ch 413, §§ 1, 3; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0502.