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Utah Rules of Evidence
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Article I General Provisions
- Rule 101 Scope.
- Rule 102 Purpose.
- Rule 103 Rulings on evidence.
- Rule 104 Preliminary questions.
- Rule 105 Limited admissibility.
- Rule 106 Remainder of or related writings or recorded statements.
Article II Judicial Notice
Article III Presumptions
- Rule 301 Presumptions in general in civil actions and proceedings.
- Rule 302 Applicability of federal law in civil actions and proceedings.
Article IV Relevancy And Its Limits
- Rule 401 Test for Relevant Evidence.
- Rule 402 General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence.
- Rule 403 Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons.
- Rule 404 Character Evidence; Crimes or Other Acts.
- Rule 405 Methods of proving character.
- Rule 406 Habit; routine practice.
- Rule 407 Subsequent remedial measures.
- Rule 408 Compromise Offers and Negotiations.
- Rule 409 Payment of medical and similar expenses; expressions of apology.
- Rule 410 Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements.
- Rule 411 Liability insurance.
- Rule 412 Admissibility of Victim's Sexual Behavior or Predisposition.
- Rule 416 Violation of traffic code not admissible.
- Rule 417. Admissibility of Evidence of the Actor's Expression or Association in Victim Targeting Criminal Penalty Enhancements.
Article V Privileges
- Rule 501 Privilege in General.
- Rule 502 Husband-wife.
- Rule 503 Communications to clergy.
- Rule 504. Legal Professional - Client.
- Rule 505 Government informer.
- Rule 506 Physician and mental health therapist-patient.
- Rule 507 First responder peer support.
- Rule 508 Environmental self-evaluation privilege.
- Rule 509 News reporters.
- Rule 510 Miscellaneous matters.
- Rule 511 Insurance regulators.
- Rule 512. Victim communications.
Article VI Witnesses
- Rule 601 General rule of competency.
- Rule 602 Need for Personal Knowledge.
- Rule 603 Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully.
- Rule 604 Interpreter.
- Rule 605 Judge's Competency as a Witness.
- Rule 606 Juror's Competency as a Witness.
- Rule 607 Who May Impeach a Witness.
- Rule 608 A Witness's Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness.
- Rule 609 Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction.
- Rule 610 Religious beliefs or opinions.
- Rule 611 Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence.
- Rule 612 Writing Used to Refresh a Witness's Memory.
- Rule 613 Witness's Prior Statement.
- Rule 614 Court's Calling or Examining a Witness.
- Rule 615. Excluding Witnesses.
- Rule 616 Statements made during custodial interrogations.
- Rule 617 Eyewitness Identification.
Article VII Opinions And Expert Testimony
- Rule 701 Opinion testimony by lay witnesses.
- Rule 702 Testimony by experts.
- Rule 703 Bases of opinion testimony by experts.
- Rule 704 Opinion on ultimate issue.
- Rule 705 Disclosing the Facts or Data Underlying an Expert's Opinion.
- Rule 706 Court-appointed experts.
Article VIII Hearsay
- Rule 801 Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay.
- Rule 802 The Rule Against Hearsay.
- Rule 803 Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay — Regardless of Whether the Declarant is Available as a Witness.
- Rule 804 Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay – When the Declarant is Unavailable as a Witness.
- Rule 805 Hearsay within hearsay.
- Rule 806 Attacking and Supporting the Declarant's Credibility.
- Rule 807 Residual Exception.
Article IX Authentication And Identification
- Rule 901 Authenticating or Identifying Evidence.
- Rule 902 Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating.
- Rule 903 Subscribing witness's testimony.
Article X Contents Of Writings, Recordings, And Photographs
- Rule 1001 Definitions That Apply to This Article.
- Rule 1002 Requirement of original.
- Rule 1003 Admissibility of duplicates.
- Rule 1004 Admissibility of Other Evidence of Content.
- Rule 1005 Copies of Public Records to Prove Content.
- Rule 1006 Summaries to Prove Content.
- Rule 1007 Testimony or Statement of a Party to Prove Content.
- Rule 1008 Functions of the Court and Jury.
Article XI Miscellaneous Rules
- Rule 1101 Applicability of rules.
- Rule 1102 Reliable hearsay in criminal preliminary examinations.
- Rule 1103 Title.
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