Section 491.050 – Convicts competent witnesses — convictions and certain pleas may be proved to affect credibility.
Effective – 28 Aug 1981 491.050. Convicts competent witnesses — convictions and certain pleas may be proved to affect credibility. — Any person who has been convicted of a crime is, notwithstanding, a competent witness; however, any prior criminal convictions may be proved to affect his credibility in a civil or criminal case and, further, […]
Section 491.060 – Persons incompetent to testify — exceptions, children in certain cases.
Effective – 28 Aug 1999 491.060. Persons incompetent to testify — exceptions, children in certain cases. — The following persons shall be incompetent to testify: (1) A person who is mentally incapacitated at the time of his or her production for examination; (2) A child under ten years of age, who appears incapable of receiving […]
Section 491.070 – Cross-examination of witnesses — scope.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 491.070. Cross-examination of witnesses — scope. — A party to a cause, civil or criminal, against whom a witness has been called and given some evidence, shall be entitled to cross-examine said witness (except where a defendant in a criminal case is testifying in his own behalf) on the entire […]
Section 491.074 – Prior inconsistent statement may be admissible in criminal cases as substantive evidence.
Effective – 28 Aug 2000 491.074. Prior inconsistent statement may be admissible in criminal cases as substantive evidence. — Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, a prior inconsistent statement of any witness testifying in the trial of a criminal offense shall be received as substantive evidence, and the party offering the prior […]
Section 491.075 – Statement of child under fourteen or vulnerable person admissible, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 2012, 2 histories 491.075. Statement of child under fourteen or vulnerable person admissible, when. — 1. A statement made by a child under the age of fourteen, or a vulnerable person, relating to an offense under chapter 565, 566, 568 or 573, performed by another, not otherwise admissible by statute or […]
Section 490.710 – Advance payment predicated on possible tort liability not admissible in evidence — payment a credit, when — limitation on action starts when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1972 490.710. Advance payment predicated on possible tort liability not admissible in evidence — payment a credit, when — limitation on action starts when. — 1. No advance payment or partial payment of damages, predicated on possible tort liability, as an accommodation to an injured person, or on his behalf to […]
Section 490.715 – Collateral source rule and payments rendered prior to trial, admissibility of evidence — effect on special damages — evidence of actual cost of medical care or treatment permitted.
Effective – 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories 490.715. Collateral source rule and payments rendered prior to trial, admissibility of evidence — effect on special damages — evidence of actual cost of medical care or treatment permitted. — 1. No evidence of collateral sources, or payments rendered under subsection 2 of this section, shall be admissible […]
Section 490.717 – Photographs of personal property to be evidence in prosecution for wrongful taking — wrongful taking, defined — requirements — property returned to owner, when — notarized affidavit as evidence.
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 490.717. Photographs of personal property to be evidence in prosecution for wrongful taking — wrongful taking, defined — requirements — property returned to owner, when — notarized affidavit as evidence. — 1. As used in this section, the term “wrongful taking” or “wrongfully taken” shall mean any crime involving stealing, […]
Section 490.720 – Definitions, admissibility of TDD, TTY, or TT communications.
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 490.720. Definitions, admissibility of TDD, TTY, or TT communications. — As used in this section and section 490.722, the following terms mean: (1) “Duplicate”, a counterpart, produced by the same impression as the original, or from the same matrix, or by means of photography, including enlargements and miniatures, or by […]
Section 490.722 – Admissibility of communication through TDD, TTY, or TT.
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 490.722. Admissibility of communication through TDD, TTY, or TT. — The contents, writings, or tapes resulting from any communication, directly or indirectly, through TDD, TTY, or TT are inadmissible as evidence of those communications or the specific contents of the communication thereof in any court of law, legal proceeding, or […]