Texas Government Code 2001.081 – Rules of Evidence
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2001.081
- 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.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
The rules of evidence as applied in a nonjury civil case in a district court of this state shall apply to a contested case except that evidence inadmissible under those rules may be admitted if the evidence is:
(1) necessary to ascertain facts not reasonably susceptible of proof under those rules;
(2) not precluded by statute; and
(3) of a type on which a reasonably prudent person commonly relies in the conduct of the person’s affairs.