South Dakota Codified Laws 32-23-10.1. Refusal to submit to chemical test or allow withdrawal of bodily substance admissible into evidence
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If a person refuses to submit to chemical analysis of the person’s blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance, or allow the withdrawal of blood or other bodily substance for chemical analysis as provided in § 32-23-10, and that person subsequently stands trial for violation of § 32-23-1 or § 32-23-21, such refusal may be admissible into evidence at the trial.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-23-10.1
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Source: SL 1980, ch 230, § 1; SL 1989, ch 274, § 2; SL 1998, ch 198, § 3.