Rule Exclusion of witnesses

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Rule 615 Exclusion of witnesses At the request of a party the court shall order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses and it may make the order on its own motion. This rule does not authorize exclusion of: (1) A party who is a natural person; (2) An officer or employee of a party which is not a natural person designated as its representative by its attorney; or (3) A person whose presence is shown by a party to be essential to the presentation of the party's cause. Effective: July 1, 1992 History: Enacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 48; renumbered (7/1/92) pursuant to 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34.