Section 19-13-26 - (Rule 510) Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure. - South Dakota Statutes

19-13-26. (Rule 510) Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure. A person upon whom this chapter confers a privilege against disclosure waives the privilege if he or his predecessor while holder of the privilege voluntarily discloses or consents to disclosure of any significant part of the privileged matter. This section does not apply if the disclosure itself is privileged.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 500; CL 1887, § 5314; RCCivP 1903, § 539; RC 1919, § 2731; Supreme Court Rule 497, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0102; SDCL, § 19-2-6; Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 510.