South Dakota § 19-19-615 - Excluding witnesses.
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§ 19-19-615. Excluding witnesses.
At a party's request, the court must order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear other witnesses' testimony. Or the court may do so on its own. But this rule does not authorize excluding:
(a) A party who is a natural person;
(b) An officer or employee of a party that is not a natural person, after being designated as the party's representative by its attorney;
(c) A person whose presence a party shows to be essential to presenting the party's claim or defense;
(d) A person authorized by statute to be present; or
(e) A victim of a crime and his parent or guardian following the victim's testimony.
Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 615); SL 1986, ch 193, § 4; SDCL § 19-14-29; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-48), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-19-615 ("Excluding witnesses.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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