North Dakota Rules of Evidence

I. General Provisions

• Rule 101. Scope; Definitions
• Rule 102. Purpose
• Rule 103. Rulings on Evidence
• Rule 104. Preliminary Questions
• Rule 105. Limiting Evidence That Is Not Admissible Against Other Parties Or For Other Purposes
• Rule 106. Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements

II. Judicial Notice

• Rule 201. Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts

III. Presumptions

• Rule 301. Presumptions in a Civil Case Generally
• Rule 302. Applying Federal Law to Presumptions in Civil Cases
• Rule 303. Presumptions in Criminal Cases [Reserved]

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; Other Crimes, Wrongs or 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. Offers to Pay Medical and Similar Expenses
• Rule 410. Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements
• Rule 411. Liability Insurance
• Rule 412. Sex-Offense Cases: The Victim's Sexual Behavior or Predisposition

V. Privileges

• Rule 501. Privileges Recognized Only as Provided
• Rule 502. Lawyer-client Privilege
• Rule 503. Physician and Mental Health Professional-Patient Privilege
• Rule 504. Spousal Privilege
• Rule 505. Religious Privilege
• Rule 506. Political Vote
• Rule 507. Trade Secrets
• Rule 508. Secrets of State and Other Official Information; Governmental Privileges
• Rule 509. Identity of Informer
• Rule 510. Waiver of Privilege
• Rule 511. [Transferred]
• Rule 512. Comment upon or Inference from Claim of Privilege; Instruction
• Rule 513. Collaborative Law Privilege

VI. Witnesses

• Rule 601. Competency to Testify in General
• 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 or Object 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

VII. Opinions and Expert Testimony

• Rule 701. Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses
• Rule 702. Testimony by Expert Witnesses
• Rule 703. Bases of an Expert's Opinion Testimony
• Rule 704. Opinion on an Ultimate Issue
• Rule 705. Disclosing the Facts or Data Underlying an Expert's Opinion
• Rule 706. Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses
• Rule 707. Analytical Report Admission; Confrontation

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

IX. Authentication and Identification

• Rule 901. Authenticating or Identifying Evidence
• Rule 902. Evidence that is Self-Authenticating
• Rule 903. Subscribing Witness's Testimony

X. Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs

• Rule 1001. Definitions that Apply to this Article
• Rule 1002. Requirement of the 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 Court and Jury

XI. Miscellaneous Rules

• Rule 1101. Applicability of Rules
• Rule 1102. [Reserved for Future Use]
• Rule 1103. Title and Citation
• Table of Statutes Superseded