South Dakota Codified Laws 25-8-7.3. Test results–Documentation–Filing objections to admissibility
The chain of custody of the blood, tissue, or other bodily substance taken under §§ 25-8-7.1 and 25-8-7.2 may be established through certified documentation of the change of custody if such documentation was made at or near the time of the change of custody, if it was made in the course of a regularly conducted business activity, and if it was the regular practice of that business activity to make the documentation. Any objections to the admissibility of the genetic test results shall be made in writing and filed with the court at least twenty days prior to any trial or hearing to establish paternity. If written objections are not filed with the court, the genetic test results are admissible as evidence of paternity without further testimony regarding foundation, accuracy, or authenticity.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-8-7.3
- 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.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- 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 1989, ch 221, § 3; SL 1994, ch 204, § 15.