27-501. Rule 501. Privileges recognized only as provided.
Except as otherwise required by the Constitution of the United States or the State of Nebraska or provided by Act of Congress, or the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, by these rules or by other rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Nebraska which are not in conflict with laws governing such matters, no person has the privilege to:
(1) Refuse to be a witness; or
(2) Refuse to disclose any matter; or
(3) Refuse to produce any object or writing; or
(4) Prevent another from being a witness or disclosing any matter or producing any object or writing.
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Annotations
An expert witness retained by one party may be compelled or will be allowed to testify to a matter of opinion upon request of the opposing party. IAFF Local 831 v. City of No. Platte, 215 Neb. 89, 337 N.W.2d 716 (1983).
Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 27 - Courts; Rules of Evidence
27-102 - Rule 102. Purpose and construction.
27-105 - Rule 105. Limited admissibility.
27-106 - Rule 106. Remainder of or related writings or recorded statements; action of judge.
27-301 - Rule 301. Presumptions in general.
27-302 - Rule 302. Applicability of federal law in civil cases.
27-303 - Rule 303. Presumptions in criminal cases; scope; submission to jury; instruction to jury.
27-401 - Rule 401. Relevant evidence, defined.
27-402 - Rule 402. Relevant evidence admissible; exceptions; irrelevant evidence inadmissible.
27-403 - Rule 403. Exclusion of relevant evidence; reasons.
27-406 - Rule 406. Habit; routine practice; admissibility; method of proof.
27-407 - Rule 407. Subsequent remedial measures.
27-408 - Rule 408. Compromise and offers to compromise.
27-409 - Rule 409. Payment of medical and similar expenses.
27-411 - Rule 411. Liability insurance.
27-413 - Offense of sexual assault, defined.
27-414 - Criminal use; evidence of similar crimes in sexual assault cases.
27-415 - Civil case; evidence of crimes in sexual assault cases.
27-501 - Rule 501. Privileges recognized only as provided.
27-507 - Rule 507. Political vote; privilege.
27-508 - Rule 508. Trade secrets; privilege; protective measures.
27-511 - Rule 511. Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure.
27-513 - Rule 513. Comment on or inference from claim of privilege improper; jury instruction.
27-601 - Rule 601. General rule of competency.
27-602 - Rule 602. Lack of personal knowledge; witness may not testify; evidence.
27-603 - Rule 603. Oath or affirmation.
27-604 - Rule 604. Interpreters.
27-605 - Rule 605. Competency of judge as witness.
27-607 - Rule 607. Who may impeach.
27-610 - Rule 610. Religious beliefs or opinions.
27-614 - Rule 614. Calling and interrogation of witnesses by judge; objections.
27-615 - Rule 615. Exclusion of witnesses; exceptions.
27-701 - Rule 701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses; when.
27-702 - Rule 702. Testimony by experts; when.
27-703 - Rule 703. Bases of opinion testimony by experts; when revealed; admissibility.
27-704 - Rule 704. Opinion on ultimate issue.
27-705 - Rule 705. Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion.
27-707 - Eyewitness identification and memory; expert witness; admissibility of testimony.
27-801 - Rule 801. Definitions; statement, declarant, hearsay; statements which are not hearsay.
27-802 - Rule 802. Hearsay rule.
27-803 - Rule 803. Hearsay exceptions; enumerated; availability of declarant immaterial.
27-804 - Rule 804. Hearsay exceptions; enumerated; declarant unavailable; unavailability, defined.
27-805 - Rule 805. Hearsay within hearsay.
27-902 - Rule 902. Self-authentication; when.
27-903 - Rule 903. Subscribing witness testimony; when necessary.
27-1001 - Rule 1001. Definitions; writings and recordings, photographs, original, and duplicate.
27-1002 - Rule 1002. Requirement of original; exception.
27-1003 - Rule 1003. Admissibility of duplicate; when.
27-1004 - Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents; when.
27-1005 - Rule 1005. Public records; contents, how proved.
27-1007 - Rule 1007. Contents of writings, recordings, or photographs; how proved.
27-1008 - Rule 1008. Functions of judge and jury.
27-1102 - Rule 1102. Act, when effective.