19-19-603. Oath or affirmation to testify truthfully.Before testifying, a witness must give an oath or affirmation to testify truthfully. It must be in a form designed to impress that duty on the witness's conscience. Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 603); SDCL §19-14-3; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-37), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
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