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Federal Rules of Evidence

Article I

101 Scope; Definitions
102 Purpose
103 Rulings on Evidence
104 Preliminary Questions
105 Limiting Evidence That Is Not Admissible Against Other Parties or for Other Purposes
106 Remainder of or Related Statements
107 Illustrative Aids

Article II

201 Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts

Article III

301 Presumptions in Civil Cases Generally
302 Applying State Law to Presumptions in Civil Cases

Article IV

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 D
413 Similar Crimes in Sexual-Assault Cases D
414 Similar Crimes in Child-Molestation Cases D
415 Similar Acts in Civil Cases Involving Sexual Assault or Child Molestation D

Article V

501 Privilege in General
502 Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver

Article VI

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

701 Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses
702 Testimony by Expert Witnesses
703 Bases of an Expert’s Opinion Testimony
704 Opinion on an Ultimate Issue
705 Disclosing the Facts or Data Underlying an Expert’s Opinion
706 Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses

Article VIII

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 D
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

901 Authenticating or Identifying Evidence
902 Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating
903 Subscribing Witness’s Testimony

Article X

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

Article XI

1101 Applicability of the Rules
1102 Amendments
1103 Title

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Article XI · Miscellaneous Rules

Rule 1103. Title

Version effective 2005

These rules may be known and cited as the Federal Rules of Evidence. Æ

added in current removed in current Compared to current version (2025).

These rules may be ~~known and~~ cited as the Federal Rules of Evidence. (As amended Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011.) Appended Forms Æ

Source: Official FRE PDF , p. 43.