Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-13. Reports of hearings and investigations as evidence – Testimony by director, deputy director, and aeronautics inspectors
The reports of investigations or hearings, or any part of the reports, shall not be admitted in evidence or used for any purpose in any suit, action, or proceeding growing out of any matter referred to in those investigations or hearings, or in any report, except in the case of criminal or other proceedings instituted by, or on behalf of, the director under the provisions of this chapter; nor shall the director, nor the deputy director, nor any aeronautics inspector, be required to testify to any facts ascertained in, or information gained by reason of, his or her official capacity. Neither the director, nor the deputy director, nor any aeronautics inspector for airports, shall be required to testify as an expert witness in any suit, action, or proceeding involving any aircraft or any navigation facility.
History of Section.
P.L. 1940, ch. 851, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 1-4-13; P.L. 2000, ch. 371, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-13
- Aeronautics: means transportation by aircraft, air instruction, the operation, repair, or maintenance of aircraft, and the design, operation, repair, or maintenance of airports, landing fields, or other air navigation facilities. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- aeronautics inspector: means an employee of the Rhode Island airport corporation, as defined in the Rhode Island airport corporation personnel job description manual, who is charged by the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- Aircraft: means any contrivance now known or invented, used, or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air, except a parachute or other contrivance designed for air navigation but used primarily as safety equipment. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- Deputy director: means the deputy director of the Rhode Island airport corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- Director: means the executive director of the Rhode Island airport corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-4-2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.