Title 19, EVIDENCE

A journalist or newscaster who is or has previously been employed by or otherwise associated with any newspaper, magazine, news agency, press association, wire service, radio or television transmission station or network has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any o…

Notwithstanding any other law, a court in connection with any civil or criminal proceeding, the Legislature, any agency or other public body in the state having the power of contempt, may not hold in contempt any journalist or newscaster for asserting the privilege under § 19-2-1…

The privilege asserted in accordance with § 19-2-15 applies to any information the journalist or newscaster refuses to disclose, notwithstanding whether: (1) A court, the Legislature, or any agency or public body in the state deems the information to be highly relevant to a parti…

Any information obtained in violation of § 19-2-15 is inadmissible in any action, proceeding, or hearing before the Legislature, any court, or any other agency or public body in the state. Source: SL 2019, ch 102 , § 5.

No fine or term of imprisonment may be imposed upon any journalist or newscaster for asserting a privilege in accordance with § 19-2-15 . Source: SL 2019, ch 102 , § 6.

The privilege asserted in accordance with § 19-2-15 applies to any supervisor or employer having authority over the journalist or newscaster, including any faculty advisor, educational institution, newspaper, magazine, or television or transmission station or network that is asso…

In any action or proceeding or quasi-judicial administrative proceeding, if the physical or mental health of any person is in issue, any privilege under subdivision 19-19-503(b) is waived at trial or for the purpose of discovery under chapter 15-6 if such action or proceeding is …

In any action or proceeding of a criminal nature, if the physical or mental condition of any person is in issue, any privilege under subdivision 19-19-503(b) shall conclusively be deemed to be waived for the purpose of proving the commission of a criminal offense or for the purpo…

It shall be the duty of the court, of its own motion and without waiting for objection, to advise a witness at the appropriate time of his right to refuse to answer any question requiring the disclosure of any privileged communication or requiring or tending to require the witnes…

In all cases where it shall appear to the court that any person who is not present nor represented at the hearing should be protected in his right to have any communication made under the confidential relations provisions of §§ 19-19-502 to 19-19-505 , inclusive, and § 19-19-508 …