Competency of Witnesses.

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  2. North Carolina General Statutes
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  4. Competency of Witnesses.

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Section
8-49

Witness not excluded by interest or crime.

Section
8-50

Parties competent as witnesses.

Section
8-50.1

Competency of blood tests; jury charge; taxing of expenses as costs.

Section
8-50.2

Results of speed-measuring instruments; admissibility.

Section
8-50.3

Expired September 30, 2007.

Sections
8-51

Repealed by Session Laws 1983 (Regular Session, 1984), c. 1037, s. 5.

Section
8-51.1

Dying declarations.

Sections
8-52

Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 41.

Section
8-53

Communications between health care provider and patient.

Section
8-53.1

Physician-patient and nurse privilege; limitations.

Section
8-53.2

Communications between clergymen and communicants.

Section
8-53.3

Communications between psychologist and client or patient.

Section
8-53.4

School counselor privilege.

Section
8-53.5

Communications between licensed marital and family therapist and client(s).

Section
8-53.6

No disclosure in alimony and divorce actions.

Section
8-53.7

Social worker privilege.

Section
8-53.8

Counselor privilege.

Section
8-53.9

Optometrist/patient privilege.

Section
8-53.10

Peer support group counselors.

Section
8-53.11

Persons, companies, or other entities engaged in gathering or dissemination of news.

Section
8-53.12

Communications with agents of rape crisis centers and domestic violence programs privileged.

Section
8-53.13

Nurse privilege.

Section
8-53.14

Communications between behavior analyst and client or patient.

Section
8-54

Defendant in criminal action competent but not compellable to testify.

Section
8-55

Testimony enforced in certain criminal investigations; immunity.

Section
8-56

Husband and wife as witnesses in civil action.

Section
8-57

Husband and wife as witnesses in criminal actions.

Section
8-57.1

Husband-wife privilege waived in child abuse.

Section
8-57.2

Presumed father or mother as witnesses where paternity at issue.

Sections
8-58

Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 1286, ss. 11, 26.

Section
8-58.1

Injured party as witness when medical charges at issue.

Section
8-58.2

Reserved for future codification purposes.

Section
8-58.3

Reserved for future codification purposes.

Section
8-58.4

Reserved for future codification purposes.

Section
8-58.5

Reserved for future codification purposes.