The South Dakota State Forensic Laboratory is not required to destroy an item of physical evidence obtained from a sample if evidence relating to another person would thereby be destroyed.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23-5A-30

  • 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

Source: SL 2003, ch 133, § 30.