49 CFR Part 837 – Production of Records in Legal Proceedings
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§ 837.1 | Purpose and scope |
§ 837.2 | Applicability |
§ 837.3 | Published reports, material contained in the public accident investigation dockets, and accident database data |
§ 837.4 | Other material |
Terms Used In 49 CFR Part 837 - Production of Records in Legal Proceedings
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Material: as used in this part , means any type of physical or documentary evidence, including but not limited to paper documents, electronic media, videotapes, audiotapes, etc. See 49 CFR 837.1
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.