Federal Rules of Evidence

Rule 601 — Competency to Testify in General

Fed. R. Evid. 601
SourceFederal Rules of Evidence
Rule601
ARTICLE VIWITNESSES
CitationFed. R. Evid. 601

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Fed. R. Evid. 601.

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Every person is competent to be a witness unless these rules provide otherwise. But in a civil case, state law governs the witness’s competency regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision.

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Advisory Committee Notes

(As amended Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011.)