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§456
Title 3: LEGISLATURE
Chapter 21: LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
Subchapter 4: RULES GOVERNING WITNESSES
§458

§457. Privileges

The witness must be given the benefit of any privilege which the witness could have claimed in court as a party to a civil action, provided that the committee chair may direct compliance with any request for testimony to which claim of privilege has been made. However, the chair's direction may be overruled by investigating committee action.   [PL 2019, c. 475, §28 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 593, §3 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 475, §28 (AMD).
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