Rule 5-409. Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses

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Maryland Rules › Title 5 Evidence › Chapter 400 Relevancy and Its Limits › Md. Rule 5-409

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Evidence of furnishing, offering, or promising to pay medical, hospital, or similar expenses occasioned by an injury is not admissible to prove civil or criminal liability for the injury.

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