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Section 52-143. - Subpoenas for witnesses. Penalty for failure to appear and testify. - (a) Subpoenas for witnesses shall be signed by the clerk...
Section 52-144. - Form of subpoena. - The form of a subpoena may be as follows: To...
Section 52-145. - Certain witnesses not disqualified. Credibility. - (a) A person shall not be disqualified as a witness...
Section 52-146. - Wife as a witness against her husband. - A wife may be compelled to testify in any action...
Section 52-146b. - Privileged communications made to clergymen. - A clergyman, priest, minister, rabbi or practitioner of any religious...
Section 52-146c. - Privileged communications between psychologist and patient. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an...
Section 52-146d. (Formerly Sec. 52-146a). - Privileged communications between psychiatric mental health provider and patient. Definitions. - As used in sections 52-146d to 52-146i, inclusive: (1) “Authorized...
Section 52-146e. - Disclosure of communications. - (a) All communications and records as defined in section 52-146d...
Section 52-146f. - Consent not required for disclosure, when. - Consent of the patient shall not be required for the...
Section 52-146g. - Access to communications and records by persons engaged in research. - (a) A person engaged in research may have access to...
Section 52-146h. - Transfer of information to Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Storage of records and communications. - (a) Any facility or individual under contract with the Department...
Section 52-146i. - Labeling of confidential records. - All written communications or records disclosed to another person or...
Section 52-146j. - Judicial relief. - (a) Any person aggrieved by a violation of sections 52-146d...
Section 52-146k. - Privileged communications between victim and domestic violence counselor or sexual assault counselor. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Domestic violence agency”...
Section 52-146l. - Disclosure of privileged communication by interpreter prohibited. - Any confidential communication which is deemed to be privileged under...
Section 52-146m. - Communication made by or to person who is deaf or hard of hearing with assistance of operator of special telecommunications equipment deemed privileged. - Any communication made by or to a person who is...
Section 52-146n. - Disclosure of confidential communications between Judicial Department employee and employee assistance program counselor prohibited. Information re participation in employee assistance program. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Employee assistance program...
Section 52-146o. - Disclosure of patient communication or information by physician, surgeon or health care provider prohibited. - (a) Except as provided in sections 52-146c to 52-146j, inclusive,...
Section 52-146p. - Disclosure of privileged communications between marital and family therapist and person consulting such therapist prohibited. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an...
Section 52-146q. - Disclosure of confidential communications between social worker and person consulting such social worker prohibited. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an...
Section 52-146r. - Disclosure of confidential communications between government attorney and public official or employee of public agency prohibited. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Authorized representative” means...
Section 52-146s. - Disclosure of confidential information between professional counselor and person consulting such professional counselor prohibited. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an...
Section 52-146t. - Protection from compelled disclosure of information obtained by news media. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Information” has its...
Section 52-146u. - Disclosure of confidential communication between public defender and represented person prohibited. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means an...
Section 52-146v. - Disclosure of confidential communications between peer support team member and first responder prohibited. Exceptions. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Peer support team...
Section 52-146w. - Disclosure of patient communication or information relating to reproductive health care services by covered entity prohibited. Exceptions. - (a) Except as provided in sections 52-146c to 52-146k, inclusive,...
Section 52-146x. - Disclosure of patient communication or information relating to gender-affirming health care services or reproductive health care services by covered entity prohibited. Exceptions. - (a) Except as provided in sections 52-146c to 52-146k, inclusive,...
Section 52-147. - Written statements in actions to recover damages for personal injuries. - In any action to recover damages for personal injuries no...
Section 52-148. - Depositions in civil actions and probate proceedings. - Section 52-148 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7871; 1955, S....
Section 52-148a. - Taking of depositions. When court order necessary. - (a) Any party in a civil action or probate proceeding...
Section 52-148b. - Notice of taking of deposition. - (a) No party may take the deposition of any person...
Section 52-148c. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Before whom depositions may be taken. - (a) Within this state, depositions shall be taken before a...
Section 52-148d. - Requirements for taking of depositions. Party subject to taking of deposition. - (a) All witnesses or parties giving depositions shall be cautioned...
Section 52-148e. - Issuance of subpoena for taking of deposition. Deposition to be used in federal court or court of other state or foreign country. Objection to subpoena. - (a) Each judge or clerk of any court, justice of...
Section 52-149. - Depositions of persons sixty years old. - Section 52-149 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7872; 1955, S....
Section 52-149a. - Depositions of medical witnesses. - (a) The deposition of any physician, psychologist, chiropractor, naturopathic physician...
Section 52-150. - Interested persons not to write depositions. - Any deposition written, drawn up or dictated by the party,...
Section 52-151. - Custody and opening of depositions. - Depositions returned to the court shall remain in the custody...
Section 52-152. - Depositions of persons in armed forces. - (a) The court in which any civil action or probate...
Section 52-153 and 52-154. - Subpoena to deponent; commitment. Commission to take deposition of nonresident; notice where whereabouts of adverse party unknown. - Sections 52-153 and 52-154 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7876,...
Section 52-155. - (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2023.) Depositions before commissioner appointed by other jurisdiction. Compulsory process for witnesses. - (a) Each commissioner, appointed according to the laws or usages...
Section 52-155a. - Limitations on issuance of out-of-state subpoena request relating to reproductive health care services. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 52-155 and 52-657, a judge,...
Section 52-155b. - Limitations on issuance of out-of-state subpoena request relating to gender-affirming health care services or reproductive health care services. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 52-155 and 52-657, a judge,...
Section 52-156. - Preservation of the testimony of a witness. - (a) Any person who desires to preserve the testimony of...
Section 52-156a. - Deposition to perpetuate testimony before action or pending appeal. - (a)(1) A person who desires to perpetuate testimony regarding any...
Section 52-157. - Taking of deposition may be adjourned. - The authority before whom a deposition is taken may adjourn...
Section 52-158. - Deposition may be used in Appellate Court. - Section 52-158 is repealed, effective October 1, 2019. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 52-159. - Deposition may be used in another action. - The testimony of any witness, taken by deposition, in any...
Section 52-159a. - Disclosure of names or reports of plaintiff's expert witnesses in malpractice action. - Section 52-159a is repealed. (1967, P.A. 702; 1969, P.A. 362;...
Section 52-160. - Admissibility in subsequent trial of testimony of witness recorded in former trial. - If any witness in a civil action is beyond the...
Section 52-161. - Transcript of stenographer's or court reporter's record part of official record. - An exemplified transcript of the record of any official stenographer...
Section 52-161a. - Subpoenaing of court reporter as witness. - No court reporter may be subpoenaed to testify as a...
Section 52-161b. - Subpoenaing of crime victim by pro se litigant. Court authorization required. - (a) A pro se litigant in any civil matter, including...
Section 52-162. - Exemplification of laws of other states. - Section 52-162 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7885; P.A. 90-19,...
Section 52-163. - Judicial notice of special acts, regulations of state and municipal agencies and municipal ordinances. - The court shall take judicial notice of: (1) Private or...
Section 52-163a. - Determination of the law of jurisdictions outside this state. - (a) In determining the law of any jurisdiction or governmental...
Section 52-164. - Reports of judicial decisions of other states. - The reports of the judicial decisions of other states and...
Section 52-165. - Records of corporations and public offices. - The entries or records of all corporations and all public...
Section 52-166. - Orders of state officials. - Any order made by any state official in the performance...
Section 52-167. - Corporation certificates; copies as prima facie evidence. - A copy of any certificate filed by any corporation for...
Section 52-168. - U.S. revenue stamps on recorded documents. - Certified copies of any memorandum made by a recording officer,...
Section 52-169. - Protests of bills and notes. - Protests of inland bills of exchange and promissory notes, protested...
Section 52-170. - Records of directors of health and religious societies. - The records of the proceedings of directors of health of...
Section 52-171. - Sworn copies of files and records. - The files, records, votes and proceedings of any court, community,...
Section 52-172. - Declarations and memoranda of deceased persons. - In actions by or against the representatives of deceased persons,...
Section 52-173. - Entries admissible for those claiming title from decedent. - Whenever the entries and written memoranda of a deceased person...
Section 52-174. - Admissibility of records and reports of certain expert witnesses as business entries. - (a) In all actions for the recovery of damages for...
Section 52-174a. - Admissibility of reports or bills re pregnancy, childbirth or genetic or blood testing as business record. - In any action, petition or proceeding under chapters 815j, 815y...
Section 52-175. - Entries and memoranda of mentally ill and incapable persons. - (a) In the trial of any civil action in which...
Section 52-175a. - Negligence action, construction of acts of blind person. - The failure of a blind person to use a guide...
Section 52-176. - Promise to pay barred debt to be in writing. - In any action against the representatives of a deceased person,...
Section 52-177. - Action on bond. Burden of proving value of principal's interest. - Whenever, in any action brought upon a bond given in...
Section 52-178. - Adverse party or officer, agent or employee thereof may be compelled to testify. - A party to a civil action or probate proceeding: (1)...
Section 52-178a. - Physical examination of plaintiff, when. - In any action to recover damages for personal injuries, the...
Section 52-179. - Seal and its equivalent. - All instruments in writing executed by any person or corporation...
Section 52-180. - Admissibility of business entries and photographic copies. - (a) Any writing or record, whether in the form of...
Section 52-180a. - Admissibility of out-of-state hospital record or bill for treatment. - Any and all parts of any hospital record or bill...
Section 52-180b. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Presumption against admission of evidence of prior criminal conviction of applicant or employee. - There shall be a rebuttable presumption against admission of evidence...
Section 52-180c. - Admissibility of evidence of sexual misconduct. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Sexual misconduct” means...
Section 52-181. - Evidence of death or capture. - An official written report or record, or certified copy thereof,...
Section 52-182. - Presumption of family car or motorboat in operation by certain person. - Proof that the operator of a motor vehicle or a...
Section 52-183. - Presumption of agency in motor vehicle operation. - In any civil action brought against the owner of a...
Section 52-184a. - Evidence obtained illegally by electronic device inadmissible. - No evidence obtained illegally by the use of any electronic...
Section 52-184b. - Failure to bill and advance payments inadmissible in malpractice cases. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “health care provider”...
Section 52-184c. - Standard of care in negligence action against health care provider. Qualifications of expert witness. - (a) In any civil action to recover damages resulting from...
Section 52-184d. - Inadmissibility of apology made by health care provider to alleged victim of unanticipated outcome of medical care. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Health care...
Section 52-184e. - Admissibility of amount of damages awarded to plaintiff in separate action against different health care provider. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Licensed health...