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Competency of Witnesses

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-49— Witness not excluded by interest or crime
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-50— Parties competent as witnesses
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-50.1— Competency of blood tests; jury charge; taxing of expenses as costs
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-50.2— Results of speed-measuring instruments; admissibility
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-50.4— Results of electronic speed-measuring instruments to enforce speed limits in school zones; admissibility
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-51.1— Dying declarations
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-52— Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 41
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53— Communications between health care provider and patient
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.1— Physician-patient and nurse privilege; limitations
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.2— Communications between clergymen and communicants
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.3— Communications between psychologist and client or patient
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.4— School counselor privilege
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.5— Communications between licensed marital and family therapist and client(s)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.6— No disclosure in alimony and divorce actions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.7— Social worker privilege
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.8— Counselor privilege
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.9— Optometrist/patient privilege
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.10— Peer support group counselors
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.11— Persons, companies, or other entities engaged in gathering or dissemination of news
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.12— Communications with agents of rape crisis centers and domestic violence programs privileged
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.13— Nurse privilege
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-53.14— Communications between behavior analyst and client or patient
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-54— Defendant in criminal action competent but not compellable to testify
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-55— Testimony enforced in certain criminal investigations; immunity
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-56— Husband and wife as witnesses in civil action
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-57— Husband and wife as witnesses in criminal actions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-57.1— Husband-wife privilege waived in child abuse
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-57.2— Presumed father or mother as witnesses where paternity at issue
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-58.1— Injured party as witness when medical charges at issue
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-58.2— Reserved for future codification purposes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-58.3— Reserved for future codification purposes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-58.4— Reserved for future codification purposes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-58.5— Reserved for future codification purposes