§ 19-19-401

S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-401 (2026)

Test for relevant evidence.

SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 401); SDCL § 19-12-1 ; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-24 ), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

Evidence is relevant if:

(a) It has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence; and
(b) The fact is of consequence in determining the action.

Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 401); SDCL § 19-12-1 ; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-24 ), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.