Loading chat...
MN HF3047
Bill
Status
3/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jay McNamar
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Requires attorneys to take an oath supporting the U.S. and state constitutions and to faithfully represent their clients before appearing in judicial proceedings.
-
Requires judges to take an oath in the form prescribed by law before presiding over civil or criminal proceedings.
-
Prohibits judges from initiating, permitting, or considering communications about pending or impending civil matters made outside the courtroom unless all parties and their lawyers are present.
-
Makes polygraph test results admissible as evidence in civil hearings and trials when performed by a fully trained examiner, without requiring expert testimony that polygraph instruments are reliable.
-
Maintains existing penalty of misdemeanor and treble damages for attorneys guilty of deceit, collusion, or intentional delay of client suits.
Legislative Description
Courts; oaths by attorneys and judges required, communications made outside presence of the parties prohibited, and polygraph evidence provided to be admissible per se in civil proceedings.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Policy
3/13/2014