Section 19-14-3 - (Rule 603) Oath or affirmation of witness. - South Dakota Statutes

19-14-3. (Rule 603) Oath or affirmation of witness. Before testifying, every witness shall be required to declare that he will testify truthfully, by oath or affirmation administered in a form calculated to awaken his conscience and impress his mind with his duty to do so.

Source: CCivP 1877, §§ 39, 40; CL 1887, §§ 4835, 4836; RCCivP 1903, §§ 41, 42; RC 1919, §§ 2278, 2279; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§ 33.0215, 33.0216; SD RCP, Rule 43 (d), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966; SDCL, §§ 15-3-5, 15-3-6, 15-6-43 (d); Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 603.