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2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 19 EVIDENCE
Chapter 18. Contents Of Writings, Recordings And Photographs
§19-18-2 (Rule 1002) Original required to prove contents unless otherwise provided.
SD Codified L § 19-18-2 (through 2012) What's This?
19-18-2. (Rule 1002) Original required to prove contents unless otherwise provided. To prove the content of a writing, recording, or photograph, the original writing, recording, or photograph is required, except as otherwise provided in chapters 19-9 to 19-18, inclusive, or by rules adopted by the Supreme Court of this state or by statute.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 1002.
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