<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 19-19-501 - Privileges recognized only as provided. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045437Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045437SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045437CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045437Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045437DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045437Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045437000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045437SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045437SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045437Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-19-501"><span class="s2045437SENU">19-19-501</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045437SENU">. </span><span class="s2045437CL">Privileges recognized only as provided.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045437Normal-000000"><span class="s2045437DefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise provided by constitution or statute or by this chapter or other rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of this state, no person has a privilege to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045437Normal-000001"><span class="s2045437DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Refuse to be a witness;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045437Normal-000001"><span class="s2045437DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Refuse to disclose any matter;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045437Normal-000001"><span class="s2045437DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Refuse to produce any object or writing; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045437Normal-000001"><span class="s2045437DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Prevent another from being a witness or disclosing any matter or producing any object or writing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045437Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045437000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045437Normal"><span class="s2045437SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045437SCL-000003"> SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 501); SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-13-1"><span class="s2045437SCL-000003">19-13-1</span></a><span class="s2045437SCL-000003">.</span></p></div></body></html>