N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-57.1

Current through Session Law 2024-58
Section 8-57.1 - Husband-wife privilege waived in child abuse

Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 8-56 and G.S. 8-57, the husband-wife privilege shall not be ground for excluding evidence regarding the abuse or neglect of a child under the age of 16 years or regarding an illness of or injuries to such child or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding related to a report pursuant to the Child Abuse Reporting Law, Article 3 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-57.1

1971, c. 710, s. 3; 1998-202, s. 13(d).