The inadmissibility of any report required in this chapter as evidence in any action, civil or criminal, shall not prevent the admission in evidence of the testimony of any investigating officer, which testimony as to what he saw, heard, or witnessed during the course of his investigation, shall be admissible in evidence in any action, civil or criminal.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-35-103

  • 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.

Source: SL 1957, ch 212, § 77; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.03A70.