Oregon Statutes 419B.040 – Certain privileges not grounds for excluding evidence in court proceedings on child abuse
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(1) In the case of abuse of a child, the privileges created in ORS § 40.230 to 40.255, including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding a child’s abuse, or the cause thereof, in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS § 419B.010 to 419B.050.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 419B.040
- 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.
(2) In any judicial proceedings resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS § 419B.010 to 419B.050, either spouse shall be a competent and compellable witness against the other. [1993 c.546 § 21; 2009 c.442 § 37; 2015 c.629 § 49]