Rules of Evidence | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

Article I. General Provisions

Rule 101: Scope

Rule 102: Purpose and Construction

Rule 103: Rulings on Evidence.

Rule 104: Preliminary questions

Rule 105: Limited admissibility

Rule 106: Writings or recorded statements — Completeness.

Article II. Judicial Notice

Rule 201: Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts.

Rule 202: Judicial notice of law.

Article III. Presumptions

Rule 301: Reserved

Article IV. Relevance

Rule 401: Definition of "relevant evidence."

Rule 402: Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible.

Rule 403: Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time.

Rule 404: Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes.

Rule 405: Methods of Proving Character.

Rule 406: Habit; routine practice.

Rule 407: Subsequent remedial measures.

Rule 408: Compromise and offers to compromise.

Rule 409: Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses.

Rule 409.1: Expressions of Sympathy or Benevolence.

Rule 410: Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements.

Rule 411: Liability insurance.

Rule 412: Sex Offense Cases; Relevance of Victim's Sexual Behavior.

Article V. Privileges

Rule 501: Privileges Recognized Only as Provided.

Rule 502: Limitations on Waiver of Privileged Information or Work Product.

Article VI. Witnesses

Rule 601: General rule of competency.

Rule 602: Lack of personal knowledge.

Rule 603: Oath or affirmation.

Rule 604: Interpreters.

Rule 605: Competency of judge as witness.

Rule 606: Competency of Juror as Witness.

Rule 607: Who may impeach?

Rule 608: Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness.

Rule 609: Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime.

Rule 610: Religious beliefs or opinions.

Rule 611: Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation.

Rule 612: Writing used to refresh memory.

Rule 613: Prior Statements of Witnesses.

Rule 614: Calling and Interrogation of Witness by Court.

Rule 615: Exclusion of witnesses.

Rule 616: Impeachment by bias or prejudice.

Rule 617: Impeachment by impaired capacity.

Rule 618: Impeachment of expert by learned treatises.

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: Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion.

Rule 706: Court-Appointed Experts.

Article VIII. Hearsay

Rule 801: Definitions.

Rule 802: Hearsay rule.

Rule 803: Hearsay Exceptions.

Rule 804: Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable.

Rule 805: Hearsay within hearsay.

Rule 806: Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant.

Article IX. Authentication

Rule 901: Requirement of Authentication or Identification.

Rule 902: Self-Authentication.

Rule 903: Subscribing Witnesses' Testimony.

Article X. Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs

Rule 1001: Definitions.

Rule 1002: Requirement of original.

Rule 1003: Admissibility of duplicates.

Rule 1004: Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents.

Rule 1005: Public records.

Rule 1006: Summaries.

Rule 1007: Testimony or written admission of party.

Rule 1008: Functions of court and jury.