<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 23A-12-8 - (Rule 15(g)) Agreement of parties as to taking or use of deposition. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048525Normal { 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.s2048525SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048525CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048525Normal-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.s2048525DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048525000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048525SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048525SCL-000002 { 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="s2048525Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-12-8"><span class="s2048525SENU">23A-12-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048525SENU">. </span><span class="s2048525CL">(Rule 15(g)) Agreement of parties as to taking or use of deposition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048525Normal-000000"><span class="s2048525DefaultParagraphFont">Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the taking of a deposition, for use at trial, orally or upon written questions, or the use of a deposition, by agreement of the parties with the consent of the court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048525Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048525000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048525Normal"><span class="s2048525SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048525SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 138.</span></p></div></body></html>