S.D. Codified Laws § 19-2-17
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Information to which journalist and newscaster privilege applies
Official statutory text
The privilege asserted in accordance with § 19-2-15 applies to any information the journalist or newscaster refuses to disclose, notwithstanding whether:
(1) A court, the Legislature, or any agency or public body in the state deems the information to be highly relevant to a particular proceeding or inquiry; or
(2) The information is published or otherwise publicly released.
Source: SL 2019, ch 102, § 4.
(1) A court, the Legislature, or any agency or public body in the state deems the information to be highly relevant to a particular proceeding or inquiry; or
(2) The information is published or otherwise publicly released.
Source: SL 2019, ch 102, § 4.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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