{"data":{"id":"us-me/3-m.r.s.-457","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"3 M.R.S. §457","heading":"Privileges","body":"The witness must be given the benefit of any privilege which the witness could have claimed in court as a party to a civil action, provided that the committee chair may direct compliance with any request for testimony to which claim of privilege has been made. However, the  chair's direction may be overruled by investigating committee action.","path":["TITLE 3: LEGISLATURE","CHAPTER 21: LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES","SUBCHAPTER 4: RULES GOVERNING WITNESSES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/3/title3sec457.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"6ae57c9d893534c5d0470ed20f2e009a230a56a6012fe2d38a7b90ea5bb60ad9","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/3-m.r.s.-456","next":"us-me/3-m.r.s.-458"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}