Northern Mariana Islands · Commonwealth Code Title 6 — Crimes & Criminal Procedure

6 CMC § 1469: Special Evidentiary Standards in Domestic Violence Actions

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute modifies evidence rules in domestic violence cases, allowing certain hearsay statements and expert testimony about domestic violence dynamics while restricting some evidentiary objections when a party caused witness unavailability.

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