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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="10-926" title_number="10" title_name="Evidence" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Rules">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “creative expression” means the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols that is eligible for federal copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. § 102.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Creative expression” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Music;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Dance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Performance art;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Visual art;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Poetry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Literature; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Film.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In any criminal proceeding or juvenile proceeding, the creative expression of a defendant or respondent is not admissible against the defendant or respondent unless the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The defendant or respondent intended the creative expression to be literal, rather than figurative or fictional; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the creative expression is derivative, the defendant intended to adopt the literal meaning of the creative expression as their own;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>There is a close temporal and factual nexus between the creative expression and the alleged offense;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The creative expression is relevant to a disputed issue of fact; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The probative value of the creative expression outweighs its prejudicial effect.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Nothing in this section precludes the admission of creative expression in juvenile cases for the purposes of evaluating, recommending, or ordering referral to mental health services or diversion programs.</text>
  </level>
</section>
