South Dakota § 33-10-138 Refusal to appear or testify.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 33-10-138 — Refusal to appear or testify.

South Dakota § 33-10-138

Title 33MILITARY AFFAIRS

Ch. 33-7UNIFORM STATE CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 33-10-138 (2026).

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Any person not subject to this code who:

(1)Has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness or to produce books and records before a court-martial or court of inquiry, or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before such a court; and (2) Willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce any evidence which that person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce; may be punished by the military court in the same manner as a criminal court of the state.

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Any person not subject to this code who: (1) Has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness or to produce books and records before a court-martial or court of inquiry, or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before such a court; and (2) Willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce any evidence which that person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce; may be punished by the military court in the same manner as a criminal court of the state.