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2006 Massachusetts Code - CHAPTER 233. — WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.
- Section 1. Issuance of summonses for witnesses.
- Section 2. Service of summons.
- Section 3. Witness fees; payment or tender.
- Section 3A. Representation of commissioner of banks.
- Section 4. Liability for nonattendance.
- Section 5. Penalty for nonattendance; contempt.
- Section 6. Warrant for nonattending witness.
- Section 7. Witnesses before executive council.
- Section 8. Bodies authorized to summon witnesses; oath.
- Section 9. Warrant for witness failing to attend before nonjudicial tribunal.
- Section 10. Enforcing attendance before nonjudicial tribunal.
- Section 11. Requiring testimony.
- Section 12. Summons for attendance at criminal trial outside state.
- Section 13. Penalty for nonattendance outside state.
- Section 13A. Attendance of witnesses outside state; hearing and summons; failure toattend.
- Section 13B. Attendance of witness from another state; fees; failure to attend.
- Section 13C. Exemption from arrest and process of witnesses from outside state.
- Section 13D. Short title; construction of law.
- Section 14. Persons authorized to administer oaths.
- Section 15. Mode of administering oaths.
- Section 16. Mode requested by affiant.
- Section 17. Affirmation by Quakers.
- Section 18. Affirmation for reasons of conscience.
- Section 19. Oaths of non-Christians.
- Section 20. Competency of witnesses; husband and wife; criminal defendant; parent andchild.
- Section 20A. Privileged communications; communications with clergymen.
- Section 20B. Privileged communications; patients and psychotherapists; exceptions.
- Section 20C. Privilege against self-incrimination; immunity from prosecution; grandjury proceedings.
- Section 20D. Crimes subject to immunity.
- Section 20E. Application to supreme judicial court for immunity of witness in grandjury proceedings; copies to attorney general and district attorneys; proofof service; hearing; counsel; transcript; orders compelling testimony orproduction of evidence and granting or denying immunity.
- Section 20F. Superior court order granting immunity to witness in criminal proceedings.
- Section 20G. Scope of immunity; copies of transcript of testimony compelled anddocuments furnished; availability to witness.
- Section 20H. Contempt of court; punishment; appeal.
- Section 20I. Necessity of corroborating testimony of — or evidence produced by, persongranted immunity.
- Section 20J. Sexual assault; confidential communications with sexual assaultcounsellor; disclosure; discovery.
- Section 20K. Domestic violence victims' counselors; confidential communications.
- Section 20L. Domestic violence victims' programs and rape crisis centers;confidential addresses.
- Section 21. Proof of conviction of crime to affect credibility.
- Section 21A. Evidence of reputation.
- Section 21B. Evidence of sex crime victim's sexual conduct; admission hearing; findings.
- Section 22. Cross-examination of adverse party; corporation's agent as adverse party.
- Section 23. Impeachment of party's own witness.
- Section 23A. Admissibility of written or recorded statements of party to personalinjury action.
- Section 23B. Accused; statements made while undergoing psychiatric examination;admissibility.
- Section 23C. Work product of mediator confidential; confidential communications;exception; mediator defined.
- Section 23D. Admissibility of benevolent statements — writings or gestures relating toaccident victims.
- Section 23E. Witnesses with mental retardation; alternativeprocedures for taking testimony.
- Section 23F. Admissibility of evidence of physical — sexual or psychologicalabuse and related expert testimony.
- Section 24. Depositions in civil cases authorized.
- Section 24A. Medical witnesses.
- Section 25. Grounds for deposition.
- Section 26. Notice of taking deposition.
- Section 27. Persons on whom notice may be served.
- Section 28. Mode of service.
- Section 29. Verbal notice; waiver of notice — etc.
- Section 30. Oath and examination of deponent.
- Section 31. Order of examination.
- Section 32. Mode of taking deposition.
- Section 33. Certification of deposition.
- Section 34. Delivery and preservation of deposition.
- Section 35. Exclusion of deposition.
- Section 36. Objections to deposition.
- Section 37. Use of deposition in second action.
- Section 38. Compelling giving of deposition; place.
- Section 39. Place of taking deposition of nonresident found within commonwealth.
- Section 40. Rules for taking depositions.
- Section 41. Taking deposition outside commonwealth.
- Section 42. Written interrogatories; notice to adverse party; production of documents.
- Section 43. Rules for taking depositions outside of commonwealth.
- Section 44. Foreign depositions obtained contrary to statute.
- Section 45. Deposition for use in another state.
- Section 46. Application to take deposition to perpetuate testimony.
- Section 47. Notice of taking deposition; compelling testimony.
- Section 48. Objections to taking deposition; procedure.
- Section 49. Mode of taking deposition.
- Section 50. Recording deposition.
- Section 51. Use of deposition in action.
- Section 52. Perpetuation of testimony of nonresidents.
- Section 53. Application to perpetuate testimony of nonresidents.
- Section 54. Notice of taking deposition.
- Section 55. Issuance of commission.
- Section 56. Written interrogatories.
- Section 57. Rules for perpetuation of testimony of witnesses without commonwealth.
- Section 58. Use of deposition.
- Section 59. Perpetuation of testimony for use against all persons.
- Section 60. Application for deposition.
- Section 61. Naming persons interested; notice of taking deposition.
- Section 62. Recording deposition.
- Section 63. Use of deposition against any person.
- Section 64. Admissibility of dying declaration of woman.
- Section 65. Admissibility of declaration of decedent.
- Section 65A. Admissibility of deceased party's answers to interrogatories.
- Section 66. Evidence in actions against an executor or administrator.
- Section 67. Evidence in equity; general rule.
- Section 68. Proof of signature.
- Section 69. Records of courts of other states or United States.
- Section 70. Judicial notice of foreign law.
- Section 71 — 72. Repealed, 1926, 168, Sec. 2.
- Section 73. Foreign oaths and affidavits.
- Section 74. Evidence of acts of incorporation.
- Section 75. Admissibility of printed copies of acts of legislative and administrativebodies.
- Section 76. Admissibility of authenticated records ofgovernmental departments.
- Section 76A. Authenticated copies of documents filed with securities and exchangecommission.
- Section 76B. Printed copies of schedules — classifications and tariffs filed withinterstate commerce commission.
- Section 77. Authenticated copies of records of banks and trust companies.
- Section 77A. Bank account statement together with legible copy of check; primafacie proof of payment.
- Section 78. Entry — writing or record made in regular course of business; impeachment.
- Section 79. Records and copies of records of hospitals and certaininstitutions;admissibility as evidence.
- Section 79A. Certified copies of public and private records.
- Section 79B. Fact statements published for persons in particular occupation.
- Section 79C. Statements of fact or opinion in scientific publication; notice ofintention to use.
- Section 79D. Photographic copies of newspaper in library; prints from photographic films.
- Section 79E. Reproductions of public or business records.
- Section 79F. Proof of public way.
- Section 79G. Medical and hospital services; evidence.
- Section 79H. Tort actions for personal injuries or death; admissibility of reports ofdeceased physicians.
- Section 79I. Actions to recover from insurer for theft of personal property from motorvehicle or trailer; prima facie evidence of forcible entry into vehicle.
- Section 79J. Business records required to be produced in court; certification,admissibility and inspection; copies.
- Section 79K. Duplicate of a computer data file or program file;admissibility.
- Section 80. Transcripts from stenographic notes.
- Section 81. Out-of-court statements of child under ten describing acts ofsexual contact with such child; admissibility in criminal proceedings.
- Section 82. Out-of-court statements of child under ten describing acts ofsexual contact with such child; admissibility in civil proceedings.
- Section 83. Out-of-court statements of child under ten describing acts ofsexual contact with such child; admissibility in certain actions involvingsocial services department.
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