North Carolina General Statutes 150B-28. Depositions and discovery
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 150B-28
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- 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.
(a) A deposition may be used in lieu of other evidence when taken in compliance with the Rules of Civil Procedure, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1 Parties in contested cases may engage in discovery pursuant to the provisions of the Rules of Civil Procedure, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2007-491, s. 2, effective January 1, 2008. (1973, c. 1331, s. 1; 1985, c. 746, s. 1; 2007-491, s. 2.)