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Title 24. EVIDENCE

Chapter 6. WITNESSES

29 sections · 24-6-601 to 24-6-658

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. 24-6-601General rule of competency.
  2. 24-6-602Lack of personal knowledge.
  3. 24-6-603Oath or affirmation.
  4. 24-6-604Interpreters.
  5. 24-6-605Judge as witness.
  6. 24-6-606Juror as witness.
  7. 24-6-607Who may impeach.
  8. 24-6-608Evidence of character and conduct of witness.
  9. 24-6-609Impeachment by evidence of conviction of a crime.
  10. 24-6-610Religious beliefs or opinions.
  11. 24-6-611Mode and order of witness interrogation and presentation.
  12. 24-6-612Writing used to refresh memory.
  13. 24-6-613Prior statements of witnesses.
  14. 24-6-614Calling and interrogation of witnesses by court.
  15. 24-6-615Exclusion of witnesses.
  16. 24-6-616Presence in courtroom of victim of criminal offense.

Article 2. CREDIBILITY

  1. 24-6-620Credibility a question for trier of fact.
  2. 24-6-621Impeachment by contradiction.
  3. 24-6-622Witness’s feelings towards and relationship to parties provable.
  4. 24-6-623Treatment of witness.

Article 3. USE OF SIGN LANGUAGE AND INTERMEDIARY INTERPRETER IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

  1. 24-6-650State policy on hearing impaired persons.
  2. 24-6-651Definitions.
  3. 24-6-652Qualified interpreters at agency proceedings.
  4. 24-6-653Procedure for interrogation and taking of statements from hearing impaired persons arrested for violation of criminal laws.
  5. 24-6-654Indigent hearing impaired defendants to be provided with interpreters.
  6. 24-6-655Waiver of right to interpreter.
  7. 24-6-656Replacement of interpreters unable to communicate accurately with hearing impaired persons; appointment of intermediary interpreters.
  8. 24-6-657Oath of interpreters; privileged communications; taping and filming of hearing impaired persons’ testimony.
  9. 24-6-658Compensation of interpreters.