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Category: -Rules of Evidence

Posted: January 5, 2017

Rules of Evidence – Effective May 1, 2017

URE0412 Amend. Changes the classification of records described in subparagraph (c)(3) from sealed to protected.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: July 1, 2016

Rules of Evidence – Effective July 1, 2016

URE0511 :Insurance Regulators. New. Creates a privilege for insurance regulators.

Supreme Court Order

Posted: October 26, 2015

Rules of Evidence

URE 0616. Statements Made During Custodial Interrogations. New. Outlines the requirements for admissibility of statements made during custodial interrogations and provides exceptions.
Supreme Court Order.

Posted: June 25, 2012

Rules of Evidence

URE 1101. Applicability of Rules. Amend. Makes URE applicable to preliminary hearings in criminal cases. Effective October 24, 2012 under Rule 11-105(5). Subject to change after the comment period. To submit a comment about this rule, click here
Supreme Court Order.

Posted: November 28, 2011

Rules of Evidence

Restyled Rules of Evidence. Consistent with the restyling of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the language of these rules has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility.
Supreme Court Order.

Posted: March 17, 2010

Rules of Evidence

URE 0409. Payment of medical and similar expenses; expressions of apology. Amend. Prohibits expressions of apology from being admitted as evidence of liability for an injury. Effective upon approval by 2/3rd majority of both houses of the Legislature. HJR 34, March 9, 2010.

Posted: September 22, 2009

Rules of Evidence

URE 0701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses. Amend. Adds to the required grounds for opinion testimony by a lay witness that the opinion is not based on specialized knowledge within the scope of Rule 702.
URE 0703. Bases of opinion testimony by experts. Amend. Prohibits inadmissible data used to form an expert opinion from being disclosed to the jury unless the probative value substantially outweighs the prejudicial effect.
Supreme Court Order.

Posted: January 30, 2008