19-19-1002. Requirement of the original.
An original writing, recording, or photograph is required in order to prove its content unless this chapter or rules adopted by the Supreme Court of this state, or a state statute provides otherwise.
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 1002); SDCL §19-18-2; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-66), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.