Section 8-1-152
Answers in actions under article not to be used in criminal prosecutions.
In any action brought under the provisions of this article either party may be examined on interrogatories as in other cases, but the answer of the party cannot be used against him in any criminal prosecution.
(Code 1852, §1570; Code 1867, §1881; Code 1876, §2137; Code 1886, §1748; Code 1896, §2169; Code 1907, §3344; Code 1923, §6814; Code 1940, T. 9, §50.)