<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 26-7A-66 - Witness' testimony struck from record upon state's attorney's election not to deliver statement to respondent or child. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050657Normal { 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.s2050657SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050657CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050657Normal-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.s2050657DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050657000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050657SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050657SCL-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="s2050657Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-7A-66"><span class="s2050657SENU">26-7A-66</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050657SENU">. </span><span class="s2050657CL">Witness' testimony struck from record upon state's attorney's election not to deliver statement to respondent or child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050657Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050657DefaultParagraphFont">If the state's attorney elects not to comply with an order of the court under §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-7A-64"><span class="s2050657DefaultParagraphFont">26-7A-64</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050657DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-7A-65"><span class="s2050657DefaultParagraphFont">26-7A-65</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050657DefaultParagraphFont"> to deliver to the respondent or the child any statement or portion of a statement that the court directs, the court shall strike from the record the testimony of the witness and the hearing shall proceed unless the court in its discretion determines otherwise.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050657Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050657000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050657Normal"><span class="s2050657SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050657SCL-000002"> SL 1991, ch 217, § 69I.</span></p></div></body></html>