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2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 19 - EVIDENCE
Chapter 19 - South Dakota Rules of Evidence
§ 19-19-602 Need for personal knowledge--Exception for expert opinion.

SD Codified L § 19-19-602 (2016) What's This?

19-19-602. Need for personal knowledge--Exception for expert opinion. A witness may testify to a matter only if evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter. Evidence to prove personal knowledge may consist of the witness's own testimony. This rule does not apply to a witness's expert testimony under § 19-19-703.

Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 602); SDCL § 19-14-2; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-36), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

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