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19-19-1007. Testimony or statement of a party to prove content.

The proponent may prove the content of a writing, recording, or photograph by the testimony, deposition, or written statement of the party against whom the evidence is offered. The proponent need not account for the original.

Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 1007); SDCL §19-18-7; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-71), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.