Kentucky Rules of Evidence
Current through July 1, 1992
Part I · General Provisions
Part II · Judicial Notice
Part III · Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings
Part IV · Relevancy and Its Limits
- 401 Definition of \"relevant evidence.\"
- 402 General rule of relevancy
- 403 Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time
- 404 Character evidence and evidence of other crimes
- 405 Methods of proving character
- 406 Habit -- Routine practice
- 407 Subsequent remedial measures
- 408 Compromise and offers to compromise
- 409 Payment of medical and similar expenses
- 410 Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements
- 410A Arrest or search warrant authorizing entry without notice
- 411 Liability insurance
- 412 Rape and similar cases -- Admissibility of victim's character and behavior
Part V · Privileges
- 501 General rule
- 503 Lawyer-client privilege
- 504 Husband-wife privilege
- 505 Religious privilege
- 506 Counselor-client privilege.
- 507 Psychotherapist-patient privilege.
- 508 Identity of informer
- 509 Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure
- 510 Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege
- 511 Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege -- Instruction
Part VI · Witnesses
- 601 Competency
- 602 Lack of personal knowledge
- 603 Oath or affirmation
- 604 Interpreters
- 605 Competency of judge as witness
- 606 Competency of juror as witness
- 607 Who may impeach
- 608 Evidence of character and conduct of witness
- 609 Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime
- 610 Religious beliefs or opinions
- 611 Mode and order of interrogation and presentation
- 612 Writing used to refresh memory
- 613 Prior statements of witnesses
- 614 Calling and interrogation of witnesses by court
- 615 Exclusion of witnesses
Part VII · Opinions and Expert Testimony
Part VIII · Hearsay
- 801 Definitions
- 801A Prior statements of witnesses and admissions
- 802 Hearsay rule
- 803 Hearsay exceptions: availability of declarant immaterial
- 804 Hearsay exceptions: declarant unavailable
- 804A Hearsay exceptions: testimony by child victim declarant not reasonably obtainable
- 805 Hearsay within hearsay
- 806 Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant