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2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 19 EVIDENCE
Chapter 16. Hearsay
§19-16-20 (Rule 803(16)) Statements in ancient documents admissible.
SD Codified L § 19-16-20 (through 2012) What's This?
19-16-20. (Rule 803(16)) Statements in ancient documents admissible. Statements in a document in existence twenty years or more the authenticity of which is established are not excluded by § 19-16-4, even though the declarant is available as a witness.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 803 (16).
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