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TITLE 34. Civil Law and Procedure
ARTICLE 45. WITNESSES
CHAPTER 2. Competent and Incompetent Witnesses
34-45-2-12. Effect of lack of religious belief; moral character
Universal Citation: IN Code § 34-45-2-12 (2017)
IC 34-45-2-12 Effect of lack of religious belief; moral character
Sec. 12. Lack of belief in a supreme being or in the Christian religion does not render a witness incompetent. However, lack of religious belief may be shown upon the trial. In all questions affecting the credibility of a witness, the general moral character of the witness may be given in evidence.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-14-13.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.41.
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