South Dakota § 23A-14-29 - Self-incriminating testimony required under promise of immunity--Restrictions on use of information.
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§ 23A-14-29. Self-incriminating testimony required under promise of immunity--Restrictions on use of information.
No witness may be excused on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination from testifying or providing other information in a proceeding before a court, grand jury, administrative agency, or legislative committee of this state for a civil, criminal, or administrative action whenever the prosecuting attorney or attorney general has granted the witness immunity pursuant to this section or whenever the magistrate or circuit court judge presiding over the proceeding has ordered such testimony. No testimony or other information compelled under an order or a grant of immunity, or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony, may be used against the witness in any criminal proceeding, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with the order.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.2406; SDCL, § 23-40-12; SL 1978, ch 178, § 481; SL 1985, ch 196, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23A-14-29 ("Self-incriminating testimony required under promise of immunity--Restrictions on use of information.") 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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