South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-7-22 — Communications not privileged in nonsupport prosecutions--Husband and wife as witnesses.

South Dakota § 25-7-22
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 25DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Ch. 25-6ASUPPORT OBLIGATIONS

This text of South Dakota § 25-7-22 (Communications not privileged in nonsupport prosecutions--Husband and wife as witnesses.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-7-22 (2026).

Text

In all prosecutions under § 25-7-4 or under §§ 25-7-16 to 25-7-20 , inclusive, any existing provisions of law prohibiting the disclosure of confidential communications between husband and wife shall not apply, and both husband and wife shall be competent to testify to any and all relevant matters, including the fact of marriage and the parentage of a child or children.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.3207 as enacted by SL 1963, ch 56, § 1.

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