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Part 1 — General Provisions

101 Scope
102 Purpose and construction
103 Rulings on evidence
104 Preliminary questions
105 Limited admissibility
106 Remainder of or related writings or recorded statements

Part 2 — Judicial Notice

201 Judicial notice of adjudicative facts

Part 3 — Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings

301 Presumptions in general in civil actions and proceedings
302 Applicability of federal law in civil actions and proceedings

Part 4 — Relevancy and Its Limits

401 Definition of \"relevant evidence.\"
402 Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible
403 Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time
404 Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; exceptions; 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 other expenses
410 Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements
411 Liability insurance
412 Rape or sex offense cases; relevance of victim's past behavior
413 Medical actions; statements to ameliorate or mitigate adverse outcome
414 Evidence of medical expenses
415 Evidence of bankruptcy asbestos trust claims

Part 5 — Privileges

501 General rule

Part 6 — Witnesses

601 General rule of competency; disqualification of witness
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 D
610 Religious beliefs or opinions
611 Mode and order of interrogation and presentation
612 Writing or object used to refresh memory
613 Prior statements of witnesses
614 Calling and interrogation of witnesses by court
615 Exclusion of witnesses
616 Alternative testimony of witnesses with an intellectual or developmental disability in civil cases and special proceedings

Part 7 — Opinions and Expert Testimony

701 Opinion testimony by lay witness
702 Testimony by experts
703 Bases of opinion testimony by experts
704 Opinion on ultimate issue
705 Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion
706 Court appointed experts

Part 8 — Hearsay

801 Definitions and exception for admissions of a party-opponent
802 Hearsay rule
803 Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial D
804 Hearsay exceptions; declarant unavailable
805 Hearsay within hearsay
806 Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant

Part 9 — Authentication and Identification

901 Requirement of authentication or identification D
902 Self-authentication
903 Subscribing witness' testimony unnecessary

Part 10 — Contents of Writings, Recordings and Photographs

1001 Definitions
1002 Requirement of original
1003 Admissibility of duplicates
1004 Admissibility of other evidence of contents
1005 Public records
1006 Summaries
1007 Testimony or written admission of party
1008 Functions of court and jury

Part 11 — Miscellaneous Rules

1101 Applicability of rules
1102 Short title

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Part 8 · Hearsay

Rule 802. Hearsay rule

Amended October 1, 2025 (current)

Hearsay is not admissible except as provided by statute or by these rules. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)

Source: N.C. R. Evid. 802

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