Utah Rules of Evidence

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Preliminary Note

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

• Rule 201 Judicial notice of adjudicative facts.

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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