South Dakota Statutes

§ 19-3-10 — Interpreters for deaf and mute persons--Proceedings for which required.

South Dakota § 19-3-10
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 19EVIDENCE
Ch. 19-3METHODS OF TAKING TESTIMONY

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S.D. Codified Laws § 19-3-10 (2026).

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A qualified interpreter shall be appointed in the following cases for persons who are deaf or mute or both:

(1)In any grand jury proceeding, when the witness is deaf or mute, or both;
(2)In any court proceeding involving a person who is deaf or mute, or both, and such proceeding may result in the confinement of such person or the imposition of a penal sanction against such person;
(3)In any proceeding before a board, commission, agency, or licensing authority of the state or any of its political subdivisions, when the principal party in interest is deaf or mute, or both;
(4)When a person who is deaf or mute, or both, is arrested for an alleged violation of a criminal law of the state or any city ordinance. Such appointment shall be made prior to any attempt to interrogate o

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Related

State v. Wright
2009 SD 51 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2009)
32 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1974, ch 164, § 1.

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