South Dakota § 15-6-31(b) - Officer to take responses and prepare record.
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§ 15-6-31(b). Officer to take responses and prepare record.
A copy of the notice and copies of all questions served shall be delivered by the party taking the deposition to the officer designated in the notice, who shall proceed promptly, in the manner provided by §§ 15-6-30(c), 15-6-30(e), and 15-6-30(f), to take the testimony of the witness in response to the questions and to prepare, certify, and file or mail the deposition, attaching thereto the copy of the notice and the questions received by the officer.
Source: SD RCP, Rule 31 (b), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966; Supreme Court Rule 76-3, § 5; SL 2006, ch 301 (Supreme Court Rule 06-27), eff. July 1, 2006.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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