19-19-501. Privileges recognized only as provided.Except as otherwise provided by constitution or statute or by this chapter or other rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of this state, no person has a privilege to:(1)Refuse to be a witness;(2)Refuse to disclose any matter;(3)Refuse to produce any object or writing; or(4)Prevent another from being a witness or disclosing any matter or producing any object or writing. Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 501); SDCL §19-13-1.
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