Me. R. Evid. 501

As amended through September 25, 2024

Rule 501 - Privileges Recognized Only As Provided by Law

Unless an applicable state or federal constitution, statute, or rule provides otherwise, no person has a privilege to:

(a) Refuse to be a witness;

(b) Refuse to disclose any matter;

(c) Refuse to produce an object or writing; or

(d) Prevent another from testifying as a witness, from disclosing any matter, or from producing an object or writing.

Me. R. Evid. 501

Adopted effective 1/1/2015.

Maine Restyling Note [November 2014]

The Federal Rules of Evidence do not set forth privileges, except for the Attorney-Client Privilege in Federal Rule 502, and therefore the Maine Rules of Evidence 501-514 are entirely different from Article V of the Federal Rules. The Maine Rules in this Article have each been restyled in accordance with the federal restyling conventions, and, as part of this process, the Committee has proposed some minor nonsubstantive changes to clarify the Rules.

Maine Rule 501 has been restyled in accordance with the federal restyling conventions, and, as part of this process, the Committee has proposed some minor, nonsubstantive changes to clarify the Rule.

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