South Dakota § 19-19-408 - Compromise offers and negotiations.
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§ 19-19-408. Compromise offers and negotiations.
(a) Prohibited uses. Evidence of the following is not admissible--on behalf of any party--either to prove or disprove the validity or amount of a disputed claim or to impeach by a prior inconsistent statement or a contradiction:
(1) Furnishing, promising, or offering--or accepting, promising to accept, or offering to accept--a valuable consideration in compromising or attempting to compromise the claim; and
(2) Conduct or a statement made during compromise negotiations about the claim--except when offered in a criminal case and when the negotiations related to a claim by a public office in the exercise of its regulatory, investigative, or enforcement authority.
(b) Exceptions. The court may admit this evidence for another purpose, such as proving a witness's bias or prejudice, negating a contention of undue delay, or proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution.
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 408); SDCL § 19-12-10; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-30), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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