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
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