Section 19-14-1 - (Rule 601) General rule of competency.

19-14-1. (Rule 601) General rule of competency. Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in chapters 19-9 to 19-18, inclusive.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 446; SL 1879, ch 17, § 1; CL 1887, § 5260; SL 1901, ch 105; RCCivP 1903, § 486; SL 1911, ch 249; SL 1913, ch 371; RC 1919, § 2717; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0101; SDCL, § 19-1-1; Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 601.