S.D. Codified Laws § 15-39-71
Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024
Witnesses shall be sworn; but the court shall conduct the hearing in such order and form and with such methods of proof as it deems best suited to discover the facts and to determine the justice of the case. Interrogatories shall not be filed nor depositions taken, except by leave of court.
SDCL 15-39-71