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Witnesses and Evidence

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Issuance of Summonses for Witnesses

Service of Summons

Witness Fees; Payment or Tender

Representation of Commissioner of Banks

Liability for Nonattendance

Penalty for Nonattendance; Contempt

Warrant for Nonattending Witness

Witnesses Before Executive Council

Bodies Authorized to Summon Witnesses; Oath

Warrant for Witness Failing to Attend Before Nonjudicial Tribunal

Enforcing Attendance Before Nonjudicial Tribunal

Requiring Testimony

Summons for Attendance at Criminal Trial Outside State

Penalty for Nonattendance Outside State

Attendance of Witnesses Outside State; Hearing and Summons; Failure to Attend

Attendance of Witness From Another State; Fees; Failure to Attend

Exemption From Arrest and Process of Witnesses From Outside State

Short Title; Construction of Law

Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths

Mode of Administering Oaths

Mode Requested by Affiant

Affirmation by Quakers

Affirmation for Reasons of Conscience

Oaths of Non–christians

Competency of Witnesses; Husband and Wife; Criminal Defendant; Parent and Child

Privileged Communications; Communications With Clergymen

Privileged Communications; Patients and Psychotherapists; Exceptions

Immunity From Prosecution; Privilege Against Self-Incrimination

Crimes Subject to Immunity

Application for Witness Immunity by Attorney General or District Attorney; Hearing; Representation of Witness; Notice or Waiver; Transcript

Repealed, 1998, 188, Sec. 5

Scope of Immunity; Copies of Transcript of Testimony Compelled and Documents Furnished; Availability to Witness

Contempt of Court; Punishment; Appeal

Necessity of Corroborating Testimony Of, or Evidence Produced By, Person Granted Immunity

Sexual Assault; Confidential Communications With Sexual Assault Counsellor; Disclosure; Discovery

Domestic Violence Victims' Counselors; Confidential Communications

Confidentiality of Domestic Violence Victims' Program and Rape Crisis Center Locations

Disclosure of Confidential Communication Regarding Human Trafficking Victim by Caseworker

Disclosure of Home Address or Personal Telephone Number of Social Worker Employed by the Department of Children and Families; Service of Process, Summons or Subpoena Upon Social Worker; State-Issued Identification Cards

Crisis Intervention Services for Emergency Service Provider; Confidentiality of Information

Proof of Conviction of Crime to Affect Credibility

Evidence of Reputation

Evidence of Sex Crime Victim's Sexual Conduct; Admission Hearing; Findings

Cross-Examination of Adverse Party; Corporation's Agent as Adverse Party

Impeachment of Party's Own Witness

Admissibility of Written or Recorded Statements of Party to Personal Injury Action

Accused; Statements Made While Undergoing Psychiatric Examination; Admissibility

Work Product of Mediator Confidential; Confidential Communications; Exception; Mediator Defined

Admissibility of Benevolent Statements, Writings or Gestures Relating to Accident Victims

Alternative Procedure for Determining Competency of Witnesses With an Intellectual Disability

Admissibility of Past Physical, Sexual or Psychological Abuse of Defendant

Depositions in Civil Cases Authorized

Medical Witnesses

Grounds for Deposition

Notice of Taking Deposition

Persons on Whom Notice May Be Served

Mode of Service

Verbal Notice; Waiver of Notice, Etc.

Oath and Examination of Deponent

Order of Examination

Mode of Taking Deposition

Certification of Deposition

Delivery and Preservation of Deposition

Exclusion of Deposition

Objections to Deposition

Use of Deposition in Second Action

Compelling Giving of Deposition; Place

Place of Taking Deposition of Nonresident Found Within Commonwealth

Rules for Taking Depositions

Taking Deposition Outside Commonwealth

Written Interrogatories; Notice to Adverse Party; Production of Documents

Rules for Taking Depositions Outside of Commonwealth

Foreign Depositions Obtained Contrary to Statute

Deposition for Use in Another State

Application to Take Deposition to Perpetuate Testimony

Notice of Taking Deposition; Compelling Testimony

Objections to Taking Deposition; Procedure

Mode of Taking Deposition

Recording Deposition

Use of Deposition in Action

Perpetuation of Testimony of Nonresidents

Application to Perpetuate Testimony of Nonresidents

Notice of Taking Deposition

Issuance of Commission

Written Interrogatories

Rules for Perpetuation of Testimony of Witnesses Without Commonwealth

Use of Deposition

Perpetuation of Testimony for Use Against All Persons

Application for Deposition

Naming Persons Interested; Notice of Taking Deposition

Recording Deposition

Use of Deposition Against Any Person

Admissibility of Dying Declaration of Woman

Admissibility of Declaration of Decedent

Admissibility of Deceased Party's Answers to Interrogatories

Evidence in Actions Against an Executor or Administrator

General Rule

Proof of Signature

Records of Courts of Other States or United States

Judicial Notice of Foreign Law

72 - Repealed, 1926, 168, Sec. 2

Foreign Oaths and Affidavits

Evidence of Acts of Incorporation

Admissibility of Printed Copies of Acts of Legislative and Administrative Bodies

Admissibility of Authenticated Records of Governmental Departments

Authenticated Copies of Documents Filed With Securities and Exchange Commission

Printed Copies of Schedules, Classifications and Tariffs Filed With Interstate Commerce Commission

Authenticated Copies of Records of Banks and Trust Companies

Bank Account Statement Together With Legible Copy of Check; Prima Facie Proof of Payment

Entry, Writing or Record Made in Regular Course of Business; Impeachment

Records and Copies of Records of Hospitals and Certain Institutions; Admissibility in Evidence

Certified Copies of Public and Private Records

Fact Statements Published for Persons in Particular Occupation

Statements of Fact or Opinion in Scientific Publication; Notice of Intention to Use

Photographic Copies of Newspaper in Library; Prints From Photographic Films

Reproductions of Public or Business Records

Proof of Public Way

Medical and Hospital Services; Evidence

Tort Actions for Personal Injuries or Death; Admissibility of Reports of Deceased Physicians

Actions to Recover From Insurer for Theft of Personal Property From Motor Vehicle or Trailer; Prima Facie Evidence of Forcible Entry Into Vehicle

Business Records Required to Be Produced in Court; Certification, Admissibility and Inspection; Copies

Duplicate of Computer Data File or Program File; Admissibility

Statements or Conduct Expressing Regret, Apology, Condolence by Health Care Provider; Admissibility

Transcripts From Stenographic Notes

Criminal Proceedings; Out-of-Court Statements Describing Sexual Contact; Admissibility

Civil Proceedings; Out-of-Court Statements Describing Sexual Contact; Admissibility

Custody Hearings; Out-of-Court Statements Describing Sexual Contact; Admissibility