<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 19-19-516 - Communications concerning execution of inmate.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35Normal { 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.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35Statute { 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.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35SCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 19-19-516 - Communications concerning execution of inmate."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 19-19-516 - Communications concerning execution of inmate."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=19-19-516"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=19-19-516" rel="noopener"><span class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35SENU">19-19-516</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35SENU">. </span><span class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35CL">Communications concerning execution of inmate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35DefaultParagraphFont">The secretary of corrections, the warden of the state correctional facility, correctional facility staff, and Department of Corrections staff may not be examined as to communications made to them concerning an execution of an inmate under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-27A" rel="noopener"><span class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27A</span></a><span class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35DefaultParagraphFont">. The privilege described in this section may be claimed by the secretary of corrections, the warden of the state correctional facility, correctional facility staff, Department of Corrections staff, or by any representative of any of the foregoing to be examined and is binding on all of them. However, the secretary of corrections and the warden of the state correctional facility may personally waive the privilege described in this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s63f37c35755c4a3884e5c9a4b6cd2f35SCL">SL 2008, ch 117, § 41; SDCL § 19-13-33; SL 2023, ch 82, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html>