South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-61. Right of respondent or child to inspect, copy, or photograph results or reports of physical or mental examinations and scientific tests or experiments
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On the written request of a respondent or a child, the state’s attorney shall permit the respondent or child to inspect and copy or photograph any results or reports of physical or mental examinations and of scientific tests or experiments, or copies of them, which are in the possession, custody, or control of the state’s attorney, the existence of which is known or by the exercise of due diligence may become known to the state’s attorney, and which are material to the preparation of the case of the respondent or child or are intended for use by a state’s attorney as evidence in chief at the hearing.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-61
- 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.
- 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 1991, ch 217, § 69D.