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ARTICLE V. PRIVILEGES

Rule


501.    Privileges.
502.    Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver (Not Adopted).

Rule 501. Privileges.

 Privileges as they now exist or may be modified by law shall be unaffected by the adoption of these rules.

Comment

   Pa.R.E. 501 is similar to F.R.E. 501 in that this rule does not modify existing law.

   Official Note

   Adopted May 8, 1998, effective October 1, 1998; rescinded and replaced January 17, 2013, effective March 18, 2013.

   Committee Explanatory Reports:

   Final Report explaining the January 17, 2013 rescission and replacement published with the Court’s Order at 43 Pa.B. 651 (February 2, 2013).

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 501 rescinded and replaced January 17, 2013, effective in sixty days, 43 Pa.B. 620. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (245755).

Rule 502. Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver (Not Adopted).


Source

   The provisions of this Rule 502 adopted January 17, 2013, effective in sixty days, 43 Pa.B. 620.


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