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See also CORROBORATION; CROSS-EXAMINATION; EVIDENCE; PERJURY; WITNESSES

Accomplices

Corroborating evidence, Minn. Statutes 2022 634.04

Gambling and related crimes, admissibility, Minn. Statutes 2022 634.031

Accused persons, preliminary matters, effect, Court Rules Evid 104

Action to perpetuate, Court Rules Civ 27.03

Admissibility, domestic abuse proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 518B.01

Adoption proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.631

Arbitrators

Trials subsequent to arbitration proceedings, prohibited, Ramsey County District Court, Court Rules Spec 25

Authentication or identification of evidence, Court Rules Evid 901

Authority to take

Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 27.13, 2022 34A.12

Animal Health Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.06

Boards of trade, Minn. Statutes 2022 317A.905

Chambers of commerce, Minn. Statutes 2022 317A.905

Chiropractic Examiners Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 148.04

Exchanges, Minn. Statutes 2022 317A.905

Firefighters civil service commissions, Minn. Statutes 2022 420.12

Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 175.20

Medical Practice Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 147.01

Podiatric Medicine Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 153.02

Police civil service commissions, Minn. Statutes 2022 419.11

Revenue Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 270C.32

Tax arbitration boards, Minn. Statutes 2022 290.081

Veterinary Medicine Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 156.01

Bedding, lawsuits about, Minn. Statutes 2022 325F.34

Canvas or cotton duck, lawsuits about, Minn. Statutes 2022 325F.41

Character witnesses, Court Rules Jud Cond 3.3

Child abuse and maltreatment, juvenile court hearings, confidential exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2022 260E.04

Child custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 518D.111, 2022 595.02

Children, family law actions, Court Rules Gen Prac 303.03

City council hearings, special assessments for improvements, Minn. Statutes 2022 429.061

Civil trials, jurors, use during deliberation, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.15

Commerce Department, gas or electric companies, hearings, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 216A.07

Commitments, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 253B.08

Complaints, Court Rules Crim 2.01

Conciliation court proceedings, trials, Court Rules Gen Prac 512

Contested case hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 14.60

Contradicting, depositions, use, Court Rules Crim 21.06

Contradicting, depositions, use, Court Rules Civ 32.01

Counterfeiting, bank notes, Minn. Statutes 2022 634.02

Criminal defamation, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.765

Criminal trials, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Debtors, witnesses against, Minn. Statutes 2022 575.04

Defendants, failure to testify, Minn. Statutes 2022 611.11

Depositions, see DEPOSITIONS

Disciplinary hearings, state troopers, Minn. Statutes 2022 299D.03

Evidence, see EVIDENCE

Expedited child support process, permitted testimony, Court Rules Gen Prac 364.09

Fifth amendment rights

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 3.14, 2022 325D.071

Witnesses, Minn. Const. art 1 s 6, 2022 609.09

Food, adulterated or misbranded, violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 34A.12

Form, generally, Court Rules Civ 43.01

Grand juries, testimony to, disclosure, perjury trials, Minn. Statutes 2022 628.65

Health care information, review organizations, restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2022 145.64

Hearsay, see HEARSAY EVIDENCE

Human services, fair hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.0451

I-35W bridge collapse survivor compensation, special master panel members, testimony by, Minn. Statutes 2022 3.7393

Impeachment, depositions, use, Court Rules Crim 21.06

Impeachment, depositions, use, Court Rules Civ 32.01

Inconsistent with deposition, Court Rules Crim 21.06

Inconsistent with deposition, Court Rules Civ 32.01

Influencing

Bribery, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.42

Witness tampering, see WITNESS TAMPERING

Inquests, court inquests, Minn. Statutes 2022 390.33

Insurance companies, audits and examinations, contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2022 60A.031

Interactive video teleconferences, Court Rules Crim 1.05

Interference with, see WITNESS TAMPERING

Juvenile court hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 260B.163, 2022 260C.163

Juvenile protection proceedings

Access by public, exception, Court Rules Juv Prot 8.04

Remote technology, used for, Court Rules Juv Prot 11.02

Telephones, used for, Court Rules Juv Prot 11.01

Legislative committees or commissions, subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2022 3.153

Loss of instruments, Minn. Statutes 2022 601.01

Medicaid expenditure contract matters, communication and representation restrictions, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 256B.0914

Metropolitan significance, matters of, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 473.173

Motor vehicle retail sales contracts, subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2022 53C.05

Motor vehicle sales finance companies, conditional sales contracts, investigations and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 53C.05, 2022 53C.06

Multidisciplinary child protection teams, sexually exploited youth, case consultation proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 260E.02

Opinion testimony

Expert witnesses

Generally, Court Rules Evid 702

Ultimate issue, objections, Court Rules Evid 704

Lay witnesses

Limitations, Court Rules Evid 701

Ultimate issue, objections, Court Rules Evid 704

Voices, authentication or identification, Court Rules Evid 901

Oral testimony

Evidence hearings, motions based on facts not of record, Court Rules Civ 43.05

Trials, Court Rules Civ 43.01

Oral testimony

Requests for, motions, family law actions, Court Rules Gen Prac 303.03

Parties to suits, contents of writings, recordings, or photographs, proof, Court Rules Evid 1007

Paternity

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.63

Lawsuits, persons competent to testify, Minn. Statutes 2022 257.65

Postconviction remedy hearing, evidence, Minn. Statutes 2022 590.04

Probable cause

Facts establishing, Court Rules Crim 3.01, Crim 4.03

Statements, Court Rules Crim 2.01

Professional firms, audits and examinations, copies, Minn. Statutes 2022 319B.11

Records and record keeping, court reporters, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 486.02

Refusal to testify, see Fifth amendment rights under this topic

Requirement, conviction of treason, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.385

Rulemaking about hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 14.14

Rules of evidence, conflicts with statutes, Minn. Statutes 2022 480.0591

School board hearings, student exclusions or expulsions, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.47

Self-incrimination, see Fifth amendment rights under this topic

Sworn testimony, summary jury trials, evidence, admissibility in subsequent proceedings, Court Rules Gen Prac 114.07

Taking, fees for, Minn. Statutes 2022 357.16

Tax Court, Minn. Statutes 2022 271.13, 2022 271.21

Tuberculosis, witnesses, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.4805

Unemployment insurance

Evidentiary hearings, Minn. Statutes 2022 268.105

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 268.188

Unfair discrimination and competition, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2022 325D.072

Victims of crime, addresses, requirement to state, Minn. Statutes 2022 611A.035

Victims of crime, audio and visual coverage, prohibition, Court Rules Gen Prac 4.02

Water and Soil Resources Board, questions of water policy, Minn. Statutes 2022 103A.335

Weighing, juries, preliminary instructions regarding, Court Rules Civ 39.03

Wiretapped evidence, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 626A.09

Withdrawal, when permitted

Hennepin County District Court, Court Rules Spec 5.09

Ramsey County District Court, Court Rules Spec 25

Witness tampering, see WITNESS TAMPERING

Witnesses, see WITNESSES

Workers' compensation, physicians or health care providers, medical examinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 176.155