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Title 24 - Evidence
Title 24 - Evidence
215 sections · Georgia
- § 24-1-2 — Applicability of the Rules of Evidence
- § 24-1-1 — Purpose and Construction of the Rules of Evidence
- § 24-1-101 — Reserved
- § 24-1-102 — Reserved
- § 24-1-103 — Rulings on Evidence
- § 24-1-104 — Preliminary Questions
- § 24-1-105 — Limited Admissibility
- § 24-2-201 — Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
- § 24-1-106 — Introduction of Remaining Portions of Writings or Recorded Statements
- § 24-2-220 — Judicial Notice of Legislative Facts
- § 24-2-221 — Judicial Notice of Ordinance or Resolution
- § 24-3-1 — Parol Evidence Contradicting Writing Inadmissible Generally
- § 24-3-2 — Proof of Unwritten Portions of Contract Admissible Where Not Inconsistent
- § 24-3-3 — Contemporaneous Writings Explaining Each Other; Parol Evidence Explaining Ambiguities
- § 24-3-4 — Circumstances Surrounding Execution of Contracts
- § 24-3-6 — Rebuttal of Equity; Discharge of Contract; Proof of Subsequent Agreement; Change of Time or Place of
- § 24-3-5 — Known Usage
- § 24-3-7 — Proof of Mistake in Deed or Written Contract
- § 24-3-8 — Original or Subsequent Voidness of Writing
- § 24-3-9 — Explanation or Denial of Receipts
- § 24-3-10 — Explanation of Blank Endorsements
- § 24-4-402 — Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Not Admissible
- § 24-4-403 — Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on the Grounds of Prejudice, Confusion, or Waste of Time
- § 24-4-404 — Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes
- § 24-4-405 — Methods of Proving Character
- § 24-4-406 — Habit; Routine Practice
- § 24-4-407 — Subsequent Remedial Measures
- § 24-4-408 — Compromises and Offers to Compromise
- § 24-4-409 — Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses
- § 24-4-410 — Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements
- § 24-4-411 — Liability Insurance
- § 24-4-413 — Evidence of Similar Transaction Crimes in Sexual Assault Cases
- § 24-4-412 — Complainant's Past Sexual Behavior Not Admissible in Prosecutions for Certain Sexual Offenses; Excep
- § 24-4-414 — Evidence of Similar Transaction Crimes in Child Molestation Cases
- § 24-4-415 — Evidence of Similar Acts in Civil or Administrative Proceedings Concerning Sexual Assault or Child M
- § 24-4-416 — Statements of Sympathy in Medical Malpractice Cases
- § 24-5-501 — Certain Communications Privileged
- § 24-4-417 — Evidence of Similar Acts in Prosecutions for Violations of Code § 40-6-391
- § 24-5-502 — Communications to Clergyman Privileged
- § 24-5-503 — Husband and Wife As Witnesses for and Against Each Other in Criminal Proceedings
- § 24-5-504 — Law Enforcement Officers Testifying; Home Address
- § 24-5-505 — Party or Witness Privilege
- § 24-5-506 — Privilege Against Self-Incrimination; Testimony of Accused in Criminal Case
- § 24-5-507 — Grant of Immunity; Contempt
- § 24-5-508 — Qualified Privilege for News Gathering or Dissemination
- § 24-5-509 — Communications Between Victim of Family Violence or Sexual Assault and Agents Providing Services to
- § 24-5-510 — Privileged Communications Between Law Enforcement Officers and Peer Counselors
- § 24-6-601 — General Rule of Competency
- § 24-6-602 — Lack of Personal Knowledge
- § 24-6-603 — Oath or Affirmation
- § 24-6-604 — Interpreters
- § 24-6-605 — Judge As Witness
- § 24-6-606 — Juror As Witness
- § 24-6-607 — Who May Impeach
- § 24-6-608 — Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness
- § 24-6-611 — Mode and Order of Witness Interrogation and Presentation
- § 24-6-610 — Religious Beliefs or Opinions
- § 24-6-609 — Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of a Crime
- § 24-6-612 — Writing Used to Refresh Memory
- § 24-6-613 — Prior Statements of Witnesses
- § 24-6-614 — Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court
- § 24-6-615 — Exclusion of Witnesses
- § 24-6-616 — Presence in Courtroom of Victim of Criminal Offense
- § 24-6-622 — Witness's Feelings and Relationship to Parties Provable
- § 24-6-620 — Credibility a Jury Question
- § 24-6-621 — Impeachment by Contradiction
- § 24-6-623 — Treatment of Witness
- § 24-6-650 — State Policy on Hearing Impaired Persons
- § 24-6-652 — Appointment of Interpreters for Hearing Impaired Persons Interested in or Witness At Agency Proceedi
- § 24-6-651 — Definitions
- § 24-6-653 — Procedure for Interrogation and Taking of Statements From Hearing Impaired Persons Arrested for Viol
- § 24-6-655 — Waiver of Right to Interpreter
- § 24-6-654 — Indigent Hearing Impaired Defendants to Be Provided With Interpreters
- § 24-6-656 — Replacement of Interpreters Unable to Communicate Accurately With Hearing Impaired Persons; Appointm
- § 24-6-657 — Oath of Interpreters; Privileged Communications; Taping and Filming of Hearing Impaired Persons' Tes
- § 24-6-658 — Compensation of Interpreters
- § 24-7-701 — Lay Witness Opinion Testimony
- § 24-7-702 — Expert Opinion Testimony in Civil Actions; Medical Experts; Pretrial Hearings; Precedential Value of
- § 24-7-703 — Bases of Expert Opinion Testimony
- § 24-7-704 — Ultimate Issue Opinion
- § 24-7-705 — Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion
- § 24-7-706 — Court Appointed Experts
- § 24-7-707 — Expert Opinion Testimony in Criminal Proceedings
- § 24-8-802 — Hearsay Rule
- § 24-8-801 — Definitions
- § 24-8-803 — Hearsay Rule Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial
- § 24-8-805 — Hearsay Within Hearsay
- § 24-8-804 — Hearsay Rule Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable
- § 24-8-806 — Attacking and Supporting Credibility of a Declarant
- § 24-8-807 — Residual Exception
- § 24-8-820 — Testimony As to Child's Description of Sexual Contact or Physical Abuse
- § 24-8-822 — Right to Have Whole Conversation Heard
- § 24-8-821 — Admissions in Pleadings
- § 24-8-825 — Confessions Under Spiritual Exhortation, Promise of Secrecy, or Collateral Benefit Admissible
- § 24-8-823 — Admissions and Confessions Received With Care; No Conviction on Uncorroborated Confession
- § 24-8-824 — Only Voluntary Confessions Admissible
- § 24-9-901 — Requirement of Authentication or Identification
- § 24-8-826 — Medical Reports in Narrative Form
- § 24-9-903 — Subscribing Witness's Testimony
- § 24-9-904 — Definitions
- § 24-9-902 — Self-Authentication
- § 24-9-920 — Authentication of Georgia State and County Records
- § 24-9-921 — Identification of Medical Bills; Expert Witness Unnecessary
- § 24-9-922 — Proof of Laws, Records, Nonjudicial Records, or Books of Other States, Territories, or Possessions;
- § 24-9-923 — Authentication of Photographs, Motion Pictures, Video Recordings, and Audio Recordings When Witness
- § 24-9-924 — Admissibility of Records of Department of Driver Services; Admissibility of Computer Transmitted Rec
- § 24-10-1001 — Definitions
- § 24-10-1002 — Requirement of Original
- § 24-10-1003 — Admissibility of Duplicates
- § 24-10-1004 — Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents of a Writing, Recording, or Photograph
- § 24-10-1005 — Public Records
- § 24-10-1007 — Testimony or Written Admission of Party
- § 24-10-1006 — Summaries
- § 24-11-2 — Establishment of Lost Records
- § 24-10-1008 — Functions of Court and Jury
- § 24-11-1 — Definitions
- § 24-11-3 — Appointment of Auditor; Hearing; Establishment of Duplicates
- § 24-11-20 — Establishment of Lost Office Papers
- § 24-11-23 — Establishment of Lost or Destroyed Paper in Superior Court -- Petition and Affidavit; Issuance and S
- § 24-11-22 — Summary Establishment of Lost or Destroyed Evidence of Indebtedness in Probate Court -- Service of N
- § 24-11-21 — Summary Establishment of Lost or Destroyed Evidence of Indebtedness in Probate Court -- Petition; Se
- § 24-11-24 — Establishment of Lost or Destroyed Paper in Superior Court -- When Continuance Granted
- § 24-11-25 — Establishment of Lost or Destroyed Paper
- § 24-11-27 — Procedure As to Action on Lost or Destroyed Note, Bill, Bond, or Other Instrument
- § 24-11-26 — Establishment of Lost or Destroyed Paper -- Furnishing of Certified Endorsement of Copy
- § 24-11-28 — Joinder of Additional Party Defendants in Proceedings to Establish Lost or Destroyed Papers
- § 24-11-29 — Applicability of Article
- § 24-12-1 — When Medical Information May Be Released by Physician, Hospital, Health Care Facility, or Pharmacist
- § 24-12-11 — Disclosure of Medical Records -- Effect on Confidential or Privileged Character Thereof
- § 24-12-2 — Confidentiality of Raw Research Data
- § 24-12-10 — Definitions
- § 24-12-12 — Disclosure of Medical Records -- Use of Medical Matter Disclosed
- § 24-12-13 — Disclosure of Medical Records -- Immunity From Liability
- § 24-12-14 — Disclosure of Medical Records -- Use for Educational Purposes Not Precluded
- § 24-12-31 — Confidential Nature of Veterinarian Records
- § 24-12-30 — Confidential Nature of Certain Library Records
- § 24-12-20 — Confidential Nature of Aids Information
- § 24-12-21 — Disclosure of Aids Confidential Information
- § 24-13-1 — Freedom of Witnesses From Arrest
- § 24-13-3 — Witness Fee Exceptions
- § 24-13-2 — Procedure for Claiming Witness Fees
- § 24-13-4 — Penalty for Excessive Witness Fee Claim
- § 24-13-5 — Production of Evidence When Item Not Available; Oath
- § 24-13-6 — Procedure When Adverse Party Dissatisfied With Response Pursuant to Code § 24-13-5
- § 24-13-7 — Withdrawal of Originals Introduced in Evidence; Substitution of Copies; Discretion of Court
- § 24-13-20 — Applicability
- § 24-13-22 — Subpoena for Attendance of Witnesses -- Attendance At Hearing or Trial; Where Served
- § 24-13-21 — Subpoena for Attendance of Witnesses -- Form; Issuance; Subpoena in Blank
- § 24-13-23 — Subpoena for Production of Documentary Evidence; Motion to Quash or Modify
- § 24-13-24 — Service of Subpoenas
- § 24-13-25 — Fees and Mileage; When Tender Required
- § 24-13-27 — Notice to Produce
- § 24-13-26 — Enforcement of Subpoenas; Continuance; Secondary Evidence of Books, Papers, or Documents
- § 24-13-28 — Witness Fees for Law Enforcement Officers
- § 24-13-29 — Legislators' Exemption
- § 24-13-60 — Order Requiring Prisoner's Delivery to Serve As Witness or Criminal Defendant Generally; Expenses; P
- § 24-13-62 — Issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus Requiring Prisoner's Delivery to Serve As Witness in Superior Cour
- § 24-13-61 — Issuance of Order Requiring Prisoner's Delivery to Serve As Witness in Superior Court
- § 24-13-90 — Short Title
- § 24-13-91 — Definitions
- § 24-13-94 — Criminal or Grand Jury Proceeding in This State -- Issuance of Certificate; How Long Witness Detaine
- § 24-13-93 — Criminal or Grand Jury Proceeding in Foreign State -- Certificate of Need for Prisoner's Testimony;
- § 24-13-92 — Criminal or Grand Jury Proceeding in Foreign State -- Certificate of Need for Testimony; Expenses; P
- § 24-13-95 — Criminal or Grand Jury Proceeding in This State -- Issuance of Certificate Seeking Testimony of Pris
- § 24-13-96 — Exemption of Witnesses From Arrest and Service of Process
- § 24-13-97 — Construction
- § 24-13-111 — Definitions
- § 24-13-110 — Short Title
- § 24-13-112 — Requirements for Issuance of Foreign Subpoenas; Application
- § 24-13-113 — Compelling Foreign Witness to Appear and Testify
- § 24-13-114 — Service of Foreign Subpoena
- § 24-13-116 — Protective Order or Enforcement, Quashing, or Modification of Foreign Subpoena
- § 24-13-115 — Applicability of Article 2 to Certain Provisions of This Article
- § 24-13-130 — When Deposition to Preserve Testimony in Criminal Proceedings May Be Taken
- § 24-13-131 — Notice of Deposition; Presence of Defendant At Examination; Child Witness
- § 24-13-132 — Appointment of Counsel; Payment of Costs and Expenses
- § 24-13-134 — Availability to State and Defendant of Deponent's Previous Statements
- § 24-13-133 — Manner of Taking and Filing Deposition
- § 24-13-135 — Admissibility and Use of Deposition
- § 24-13-136 — Objections to Admission of Deposition
- § 24-13-137 — Recordation of Deposition
- § 24-13-138 — Agreement of Parties to Deposition
- § 24-13-139 — Depositions Taken Only in Exceptional Circumstances; Misuse of Procedures
- § 24-13-150 — When Proceedings to Perpetuate Testimony May Be Had
- § 24-13-151 — Inadequacy of Usual Proceeding to Be Shown
- § 24-13-152 — Materiality of Possession of Property; of Availability of Parties in Interest
- § 24-13-153 — Use of Testimony
- § 24-13-154 — Costs of Proceedings
- § 24-14-1 — On Whom Burden of Proof Lies
- § 24-14-2 — Change of Burden in Discretion of Court
- § 24-14-3 — Amount of Mental Conviction Required; Preponderance of Evidence in Civil Cases
- § 24-14-4 — Determining Where Preponderance of Evidence Lies
- § 24-14-5 — Reasonable Doubt in Criminal Cases
- § 24-14-6 — When Conviction May Be Had on Circumstantial Evidence
- § 24-14-7 — Positive Testimony Preferred Over Negative; Exception
- § 24-14-8 — Number of Witnesses Required Generally; Exceptions; Effect of Corroboration
- § 24-14-9 — Inferences From Evidence or Lack Thereof
- § 24-14-20 — Presumptions of Law and of Fact Distinguished
- § 24-14-21 — Rebuttable Presumptions of Law
- § 24-14-22 — Presumption From Failure to Produce Evidence
- § 24-14-23 — Presumption From Failure to Answer Business Letter
- § 24-14-24 — Presumption of Occupancy of Railroad Right of Way
- § 24-14-25 — Presumption of Payment of Check
- § 24-14-26 — Estoppels Defined; Enumeration Generally
- § 24-14-27 — Estoppel Relating to Real Estate
- § 24-14-29 — Equitable Estoppel
- § 24-14-28 — Trustees Estopped to Set Up Title Adverse to Trust
- § 24-14-40 — Evidence of Identity; Burden in Civil Proceedings
- § 24-14-41 — Proof of De Facto Officer
- § 24-14-42 — Judgment Admissible; Effect
- § 24-14-43 — Calendars As Proof of Dates
- § 24-14-44 — American Experience Mortality Tables
- § 24-14-45 — Other Mortality Tables
- § 24-14-46 — United States Department of Agriculture Inspection Certificates Prima-Facie Evidence
- § 24-14-47 — Proof that Person is Dead or Missing As Evidence