Subject to any additional conditions set by the court, a deposition shall be taken and filed in the manner provided in civil actions except as otherwise provided in §§ 26-7A-75 to 26-7A-81, inclusive. The scope and manner of examination and crossexamination shall be the same as would be allowed in the hearing itself. The state’s attorney shall make any statement of the witness being deposed which is in the possession of the state’s attorney or to which the respondents or the child would be entitled at the hearing available to the respondents and the child or their respective attorneys for examination and use at the taking of a deposition.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-77

  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.

Source: SL 1991, ch 217, § 70C.