Federal Rules of Evidence
69 rules · Current through December 1, 2024
Article I · General Provisions
Article II · Judicial Notice
Article III · Presumptions in Civil Cases
Article IV · Relevance and Its Limits
- 401 Test for Relevant Evidence
- 402 General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence
- 403 Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons
- 404 Character Evidence; Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts
- 405 Methods of Proving Character
- 406 Habit; Routine Practice
- 407 Subsequent Remedial Measures
- 408 Compromise Offers and Negotiations
- 409 Offers to Pay Medical and Similar Expenses
- 410 Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements
- 411 Liability Insurance
- 412 Sex-Offense Cases: The Victim’s Sexual Behavior or Predisposition
- 413 Similar Crimes in Sexual-Assault Cases
- 414 Similar Crimes in Child-Molestation Cases
- 415 Similar Acts in Civil Cases Involving Sexual Assault or Child Molestation
Article V · Privileges
Article VI · Witnesses
- 601 Competency to Testify in General
- 602 Need for Personal Knowledge
- 603 Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully
- 604 Interpreter
- 605 Judge’s Competency as a Witness
- 606 Juror’s Competency as a Witness
- 607 Who May Impeach a Witness
- 608 A Witness’s Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness
- 609 Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction
- 610 Religious Beliefs or Opinions
- 611 Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence
- 612 Writing Used to Refresh a Witness’s Memory
- 613 Witness’s Prior Statement
- 614 Court’s Calling or Examining a Witness
- 615 Excluding Witnesses from the Courtroom; Preventing an Excluded Witness’s Access to Trial Testimony
Article VII · Opinions and Expert Testimony
Article VIII · Hearsay
- 801 Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay
- 802 The Rule Against Hearsay
- 803 Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—Regardless of Whether the Declarant Is Available as a Witness
- 804 Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness
- 805 Hearsay Within Hearsay
- 806 Attacking and Supporting the Declarant’s Credibility
- 807 Residual Exception
Article IX · Authentication and Identification
Article X · Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs
- 1001 Definitions That Apply to This Article
- 1002 Requirement of the Original
- 1003 Admissibility of Duplicates
- 1004 Admissibility of Other Evidence of Content
- 1005 Copies of Public Records to Prove Content
- 1006 Summaries to Prove Content
- 1007 Testimony or Statement of a Party to Prove Content
- 1008 Functions of the Court and Jury