<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 19-19-603 - Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045457Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045457SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045457CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045457Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045457DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045457000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045457SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045457SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045457Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-19-603"><span class="s2045457SENU">19-19-603</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045457SENU">. </span><span class="s2045457CL">Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045457Normal-000000"><span class="s2045457DefaultParagraphFont">Before testifying, a witness must give an oath or affirmation to testify truthfully. It must be in a form designed to impress that duty on the witness's conscience.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045457Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045457000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045457Normal"><span class="s2045457SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045457SCL-000002"> SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 603); SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-14-3"><span class="s2045457SCL-000002">19-14-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045457SCL-000002">; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-37"><span class="s2045457SCL-000002">15-37</span></a><span class="s2045457SCL-000002">), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 19-19-603 - Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045458Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045458SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045458CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045458Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-14-3.1"><span class="s2045458SCL-000003">19-14-3.1</span></a><span class="s2045458SCL-000003">.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 19-19-603 - Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045459Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045459SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045459CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045459Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-19-603.2"><span class="s2045459SENU">19-19-603.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045459SENU">. </span><span class="s2045459CL">Form for affirmation of witness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045459Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045459DefaultParagraphFont">The following affirmation may be used to satisfy the requirements of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-19-603"><span class="s2045459DefaultParagraphFont">19-19-603</span></a><span class="s2045459DefaultParagraphFont">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045459Normal-000001"><span class="s2045459DefaultParagraphFont">You do solemnly affirm that the evidence you shall give relative to the matter in difference now in hearing between _____, plaintiff, and _____, defendant, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth under the pains and penalties of perjury.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045459Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045459000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045459Normal"><span class="s2045459SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045459SCL-000003"> SL 1979, ch 154, § 8; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-14-3.2"><span class="s2045459SCL-000003">19-14-3.2</span></a><span class="s2045459SCL-000003">.</span></p></div></body></html>