Posted: October 29, 2024
Rules of Evidence – Effective November 1, 2024
URE0615. Excluding Witnesses. Amend. The amendments conform closely to recent amendments made to FRE 615. They clarify that witnesses may be excluded “from the courtroom or from a place where they can see or hear the proceedings;” specify that only “one” “officer or employee of a party that is not a natural person” be exempt from exclusion “if that officer or employee has been designated as the party’s representative by its attorney;” and add a new subparagraph (b) to clarify that the court may make other orders to “prohibit disclosure of trial testimony to excluded witnesses,” and to “prohibit excluded witnesses from accessing trial testimony.”