§ 8-80 – Remedies against defaulting witness before commissioner.
8-80. Remedies against defaulting witness before commissioner. But in case the default be made before a commissioner, arbitrator, referee or other person, acting under a commission or authority from any of the courts of this State, then the same shall be certified under his hand, and returned with the subpoena to the court by which […]
§ 8-81 – Objection to deposition before trial.
8-81. Objection to deposition before trial. At any time before the trial, or hearing of an action or proceeding, any party may make a motion to the judge or court to reject a deposition for irregularity in the taking of it, either in whole or in part, for scandal, impertinence, the incompetency of the testimony, […]
§ 8-82 – Deposition not quashed after trial begun.
8-82. Deposition not quashed after trial begun. No deposition shall be quashed, or rejected, on objection first made after a trial has begun, merely because of an irregularity in taking the same, provided it shall appear that the party objecting had notice that it had been taken, and it was on file long enough before […]
§ 8-83 – When deposition may be read on the trial.
8-83. When deposition may be read on the trial. Every deposition taken and returned in the manner provided by law may be read on the trial of the action or proceeding, or before any referee, in the following cases, and not otherwise: (1) If the witness is dead, or has become insane since the deposition […]
§ 8-58.62 – (Article has a contingent effective date see note) Additional limitations on exercise of privilege or immunity.
8-58.62. (Article has a contingent effective date – see note) Additional limitations on exercise of privilege or immunity. An owner or operator of a facility who makes a voluntary disclosure of a violation of environmental laws discovered through performance of an environmental audit shall only be entitled to exercise of the privilege or immunity established […]
§ 8-57.2 – Presumed father or mother as witnesses where paternity at issue.
8-57.2. Presumed father or mother as witnesses where paternity at issue. Whenever an issue of paternity of a child born or conceived during a marriage arises in any civil or criminal proceeding, the presumed father or the mother of such child is competent to give evidence as to any relevant matter regarding paternity of the […]
§ 8-58.63 – (Article has a contingent effective date see note) Preemption of local laws.
8-58.63. (Article has a contingent effective date – see note) Preemption of local laws. No local law, rule, ordinance, or permit condition may circumvent or limit the privilege established by this Article or the exercise of the privileges or the presumption and immunity established by this Article. (2015-286, s. 4.1(a).)
§ 8-58.1 – Injured party as witness when medical charges at issue.
8-58.1. Injured party as witness when medical charges at issue. (a) Whenever an issue of hospital, medical, dental, pharmaceutical, or funeral charges arises in any civil proceeding, the injured party or his guardian, administrator, or executor is competent to give evidence regarding the amount paid or required to be paid in full satisfaction of such […]
§ 8-59 – Issue and service of subpoena.
8-59. Issue and service of subpoena. In obtaining the testimony of witnesses in causes pending in the trial divisions of the General Court of Justice, subpoenas shall be issued and served in the manner provided in Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for civil actions. Provided that in criminal cases any employee of […]
§ 8-58.20 – Forensic analysis admissible as evidence.
8-58.20. Forensic analysis admissible as evidence. (a) In any criminal prosecution, a laboratory report of a written forensic analysis, including an analysis of the defendant’s DNA, or a forensic sample alleged to be the defendant’s DNA, as that term is defined in G.S. 15A-266.2(2), that states the results of the analysis and that is signed […]