FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE

United States Code

U.S. Code most recently checked for updates: Jun 09, 2025

Courtrule 101 [Rule 101 - Rule 101] - Scope; Definitions

Courtrule 102 [Rule 102 - Rule 102] - Purpose

Courtrule 103 [Rule 103 - Rule 103] - Rulings on Evidence

Courtrule 104 [Rule 104 - Rule 104] - Preliminary Questions

Courtrule 105 [Rule 105 - Rule 105] - Limiting Evidence That Is Not Admissible Against Other Parties or for Other Purposes

Courtrule 106 [Rule 106 - Rule 106] - Remainder of or Related Statements

Courtrule 107 [Rule 107 - Rule 107] - Illustrative Aids

Courtrule 201 [Rule 201 - Rule 201] - Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts

Courtrule 301 [Rule 301 - Rule 301] - Presumptions in Civil Cases Generally

Courtrule 302 [Rule 302 - Rule 302] - Applying State Law to Presumptions in Civil Cases

Courtrule 401 [Rule 401 - Rule 401] - Test for Relevant Evidence

Courtrule 402 [Rule 402 - Rule 402] - General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence

Courtrule 403 [Rule 403 - Rule 403] - Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons

Courtrule 404 [Rule 404 - Rule 404] - Character Evidence; Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts.

Courtrule 405 [Rule 405 - Rule 405] - Methods of Proving Character

Courtrule 406 [Rule 406 - Rule 406] - Habit; Routine Practice

Courtrule 407 [Rule 407 - Rule 407] - Subsequent Remedial Measures

Courtrule 408 [Rule 408 - Rule 408] - Compromise Offers and Negotiations

Courtrule 409 [Rule 409 - Rule 409] - Offers to Pay Medical and Similar Expenses

Courtrule 410 [Rule 410 - Rule 410] - Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements

Courtrule 411 [Rule 411 - Rule 411] - Liability Insurance

Courtrule 412 [Rule 412 - Rule 412] - Sex-Offense Cases: The Victim’s Sexual Behavior or Predisposition

Courtrule 413 [Rule 413 - Rule 413] - Similar Crimes in Sexual-Assault Cases

Courtrule 414 [Rule 414 - Rule 414] - Similar Crimes in Child-Molestation Cases

Courtrule 415 [Rule 415 - Rule 415] - Similar Acts in Civil Cases Involving Sexual Assault or Child Molestation

Courtrule 501 [Rule 501 - Rule 501] - Privilege in General

Courtrule 502 [Rule 502 - Rule 502] - Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver

Courtrule 601 [Rule 601 - Rule 601] - Competency to Testify in General

Courtrule 602 [Rule 602 - Rule 602] - Need for Personal Knowledge

Courtrule 603 [Rule 603 - Rule 603] - Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully

Courtrule 604 [Rule 604 - Rule 604] - Interpreter

Courtrule 605 [Rule 605 - Rule 605] - Judge’s Competency as a Witness

Courtrule 606 [Rule 606 - Rule 606] - Juror’s Competency as a Witness

Courtrule 607 [Rule 607 - Rule 607] - Who May Impeach a Witness

Courtrule 608 [Rule 608 - Rule 608] - A Witness’s Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness

Courtrule 609 [Rule 609 - Rule 609] - Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction

Courtrule 610 [Rule 610 - Rule 610] - Religious Beliefs or Opinions

Courtrule 611 [Rule 611 - Rule 611] - Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence

Courtrule 612 [Rule 612 - Rule 612] - Writing Used to Refresh a Witness’s Memory

Courtrule 613 [Rule 613 - Rule 613] - Witness’s Prior Statement

Courtrule 614 [Rule 614 - Rule 614] - Court’s Calling or Examining a Witness

Courtrule 615 [Rule 615 - Rule 615] - Excluding Witnesses from the Courtroom; Preventing an Excluded Witness’s Access to Trial Testimony

Courtrule 701 [Rule 701 - Rule 701] - Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses

Courtrule 702 [Rule 702 - Rule 702] - Testimony by Expert Witnesses

Courtrule 703 [Rule 703 - Rule 703] - Bases of an Expert’s Opinion Testimony

Courtrule 704 [Rule 704 - Rule 704] - Opinion on an Ultimate Issue

Courtrule 705 [Rule 705 - Rule 705] - Disclosing the Facts or Data Underlying an Expert’s Opinion

Courtrule 706 [Rule 706 - Rule 706] - Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses

Courtrule 801 [Rule 801 - Rule 801] - Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay

Courtrule 802 [Rule 802 - Rule 802] - The Rule Against Hearsay

Courtrule 803 [Rule 803 - Rule 803] - Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—Regardless of Whether the Declarant Is Available as a Witness

Courtrule 804 [Rule 804 - Rule 804] - Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—When the Declarant Is Unavailable as a Witness

Courtrule 805 [Rule 805 - Rule 805] - Hearsay Within Hearsay

Courtrule 806 [Rule 806 - Rule 806] - Attacking and Supporting the Declarant’s Credibility

Courtrule 807 [Rule 807 - Rule 807] - Residual Exception

Courtrule 901 [Rule 901 - Rule 901] - Authenticating or Identifying Evidence

Courtrule 902 [Rule 902 - Rule 902] - Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating

Courtrule 903 [Rule 903 - Rule 903] - Subscribing Witness’s Testimony

Courtrule 1001 [Rule 1001 - Rule 1001] - Definitions That Apply to This Article

Courtrule 1002 [Rule 1002 - Rule 1002] - Requirement of the Original

Courtrule 1003 [Rule 1003 - Rule 1003] - Admissibility of Duplicates

Courtrule 1004 [Rule 1004 - Rule 1004] - Admissibility of Other Evidence of Content

Courtrule 1005 [Rule 1005 - Rule 1005] - Copies of Public Records to Prove Content

Courtrule 1006 [Rule 1006 - Rule 1006] - Summaries to Prove Content

Courtrule 1007 [Rule 1007 - Rule 1007] - Testimony or Statement of a Party to Prove Content

Courtrule 1008 [Rule 1008 - Rule 1008] - Functions of the Court and Jury

Courtrule 1101 [Rule 1101 - Rule 1101] - Applicability of the Rules

Courtrule 1102 [Rule 1102 - Rule 1102] - Amendments

Courtrule 1103 [Rule 1103 - Rule 1103] - Title