The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 12 : Court Procedure
Chapter 061 : Witnesses
Subchapter 001 : Qualifications, Privileges, and Credibility
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 1611)-
§ 1611. Written statements; consent of physician or parent
In civil cases, a written statement of a person who has been injured and is under the care of a physician and confined in a hospital, taken without the permission of the attending physician, or if the person is a minor, without the permission of the parent as well, shall not be admissible in any court proceeding either as an admission or as impeaching evidence. (1963, No. 116.)