2012 Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 4 - Evidence And Witnesses
Chapter 40 - General Provisions
§ 16-40-103 - Modes of taking testimony of witnesses.
(a) The testimony of witnesses is taken in three (3) modes:
(1) By affidavit;
(2) By deposition;
(3) By oral examination.
(b) An affidavit is a written declaration under oath, made without notice to the adverse party.
(c) A deposition is a written declaration under oath, made upon notice to the adverse party, for the purpose of enabling that party to attend and cross-examine; or upon written interrogatories.
(d) An oral examination is an examination in the presence of the tribunal which is to decide the fact or to act upon it, the testimony being heard by the tribunal from the lips of the witness.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Arkansas may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
