South Dakota Statutes
§ 16-15-5 — Refusal to testify as misdemeanor.
Every person guilty of any contempt of court by the contumacious and unlawful refusal to be sworn or affirmed as a witness; or, when so sworn or affirmed, like refusal to answer any material question, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
PenC 1877, § 202, subdiv 6; CL 1887, § 6402, subdiv 6; RPenC 1903, § 205, subdiv 6; RC 1919, § 3793 (6); SDC 1939, § 13.1235 (6); SL 1979, ch 150, § 9.
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