Rule 501. Privileges recognized only as provided.

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Terms Used In Montana Rules of Evidence R

  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203

Except as otherwise provided by constitution, statute, these rules, or other rules applicable in the courts of this state, no person has a privilege to:

(1)refuse to be a witness;

(2)refuse to disclose any matter;

(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.