South Dakota Statutes
§ 19-3-7 — Interpreter for witness unable to communicate in English--Compensation.
South Dakota § 19-3-7
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-3-7 (2026).
Text
When a witness cannot communicate or understand the English language the court shall procure and appoint a disinterested interpreter or translator for him who shall be compensated for those services as the court shall certify to be reasonable and just, to be paid and collected as other costs.
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Related
Weisbeck v. Hess
524 N.W.2d 363 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1994)
Legislative History
SL 1868-9, ch 6, § 18; PolC 1877, ch 39, § 29; CCivP 1877, § 502; CL 1887, §§ 1433, 5316; RPolC 1903, § 1855; RCCivP 1903, § 541; SL 1911, ch 187; RC 1919, §§ 2733, 5194; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§ 32.0505, 36.0207; SDCL, § 16-7-14; SL 1974, ch 162, § 1.
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Repealed§ 19-1-3
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Repealed§ 19-11-1
§ 19-11-1§ 19-12-1
§ 19-12-1§ 19-12-10
§ 19-12-10§ 19-12-11
§ 19-12-11§ 19-12-12
§ 19-12-12§ 19-12-13
§ 19-12-13§ 19-12-14
§ 19-12-14§ 19-12-15
§ 19-12-15§ 19-12-2
§ 19-12-2§ 19-12-3
§ 19-12-3§ 19-12-4
, 19-12-5§ 19-12-6
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 19-3-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/19-3-7.