§ 8-58.54 – (Article has a contingent effective date see note) Waiver of privilege.
8-58.54. (Article has a contingent effective date – see note) Waiver of privilege. (a) The privilege established under G.S. 8-58.53 does not apply to the extent that it is expressly waived in writing by the owner or operator of a facility at which an environmental audit was conducted and who prepared or caused to be […]
§ 8-58.55 – (Article has a contingent effective date see note) Notification of audit.
8-58.55. (Article has a contingent effective date – see note) Notification of audit. In order to assert the privilege established under G.S. 8-58.53, the owner or operator of the facility conducting the environmental audit shall, upon inspection of the facility by an enforcement agency, or no later than 10 working days after completion of an […]
§ 8-58.56 – (Article has a contingent effective date see note) Revocation of privilege in civil and administrative proceedings.
8-58.56. (Article has a contingent effective date – see note) Revocation of privilege in civil and administrative proceedings. In a civil or administrative proceeding, an enforcement agency may seek by motion a declaratory ruling on the issue of whether an environmental audit report is privileged. The court shall revoke the privilege established under G.S. 8-58.53 […]
§ 8-58.57 – (Article has a contingent effective date see note) Privilege in criminal proceedings.
8-58.57. (Article has a contingent effective date – see note) Privilege in criminal proceedings. The privilege established under G.S. 8-58.53 is not applicable in any criminal proceeding. (2015-286, s. 4.1(a).)
§ 8-54 – Defendant in criminal action competent but not compellable to testify.
8-54. Defendant in criminal action competent but not compellable to testify. In the trial of all indictments, complaints, or other proceedings against persons charged with the commission of crimes, offenses or misdemeanors, the person so charged is, at his own request, but not otherwise, a competent witness, and his failure to make such request shall […]
§ 8-55 – Testimony enforced in certain criminal investigations; immunity.
8-55. Testimony enforced in certain criminal investigations; immunity. If any justice, judge or magistrate of the General Court of Justice shall have good reason to believe that any person within his jurisdiction has knowledge of the existence and establishment of any faro bank, faro table or other gaming table prohibited by law, or of any […]
§ 8-56 – Husband and wife as witnesses in civil action.
8-56. Husband and wife as witnesses in civil action. In any trial or inquiry in any suit, action or proceeding in any court, or before any person having, by law or consent of parties, authority to examine witnesses or hear evidence, the husband or wife of any party thereto, or of any person in whose […]
§ 8-57 – Husband and wife as witnesses in criminal actions.
8-57. Husband and wife as witnesses in criminal actions. (a) The spouse of the defendant shall be a competent witness for the defendant in all criminal actions, but the failure of the defendant to call such spouse as a witness shall not be used against him. Such spouse is subject to cross-examination as are other […]
§ 8-57.1 – Husband-wife privilege waived in child abuse.
8-57.1. Husband-wife privilege waived in child abuse. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 8-56 and G.S. 8-57, the husband-wife privilege shall not be ground for excluding evidence regarding the abuse or neglect of a child under the age of 16 years or regarding an illness of or injuries to such child or the cause thereof in […]
§ 8-53.10 – Peer support group counselors.
8-53.10. Peer support group counselors. (a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Client law enforcement employee. – Any law enforcement employee or a member of his or her immediate family who is in need of and receives peer counseling services offered by the officer’s employing law enforcement agency. (2) Immediate family. […]