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Article IV · Relevance and Its Limits

Rule 402. Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible

Version effective 2008

All relevant evidence is admissible, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the United States, by Act of Congress, by these rules, or by other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court pursuant to statutory authority. Evidence which is not relevant is not admissible.