Appointment of master or referee--Qualifications

The court may appoint a master or referee, who shall be a disinterested person and technically qualified, to take testimony and make a record and a report of his or her findings to the court in the action. Source: SL 1973, ch 144 , § 4 (2); SDCL Supp, § 21-10A-4; SL 2011, ch 165 , § 141.