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Restyled Rules Features: ..........................................................................................................................................2

Restyling the Federal Rules Of Evidence .............................................................................................................10

Federal Evidence Cross-Links. Coming Soon ................................................................................................... 11

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Effective Date:: .........................................................................................................................................................13

Article I. General ProvisionsRule 101. Scope; Denitions ...................................................................................................................................14

(a) Scope. ............................................................................................................................................................14

(b) Denitions.....................................................................................................................................................14

Rule 102. Purpose....................................................................................................................................................14

Rule 103. Rulings on Evidence ...............................................................................................................................14

(a) Preserving a Claim of Error. .........................................................................................................................14

(b) Not Needing to Renew an Objection or Offer of Proof. ...............................................................................14

(c) Courts Statement About the Ruling; Directing an Offer of Proof. ..............................................................14(d) Preventing the Jury from Hearing Inadmissible Evidence. ..........................................................................15

(e) Taking Notice of Plain Error. ........................................................................................................................15

Rule 104. Preliminary Questions ...........................................................................................................................15

(a) In General......................................................................................................................................................15

(b) Relevance That Depends on a Fact. ..............................................................................................................15

(c) Conducting a Hearing So That the Jury Cannot Hear It. ..............................................................................15

(d) Cross-Examining a Defendant in a Criminal Case. ......................................................................................15

(e) Evidence Relevant to Weight and Credibility. ..............................................................................................15

Rule 105. Limiting Evidence That Is Not Admissible Against Other Parties or for Other Purposes ............15

Rule 106. Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements ............................................................16

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Article II. Judicial NoticeRule 201. Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts ..................................................................................................16

(a) Scope. ............................................................................................................................................................16

(b) Kinds of Facts That May Be Judicially Noticed. ..........................................................................................16

(c) Taking Notice. ...............................................................................................................................................16

(d) Timing. ..........................................................................................................................................................16(e) Opportunity to Be Heard. ..............................................................................................................................16

(f) Instructing the Jury. .......................................................................................................................................16

Article III. Presumptions In Civil CasesRule 301. Presumptions in Civil Actions Generally ............................................................................................17

Rule 302. Applying State Law to Presumptions in Civil Cases ...........................................................................17

Article IV. Relevance And Its LimitsRule 401. Test for Relevant Evidence.........................................................................................................17

Rule 402. General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence ...................................................................................... 17

Rule 403. Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons .........18

Rule 404. Character Evidence; Crimes or Other Acts.........................................................................................18

(a) Character Evidence. ......................................................................................................................................18

(1) Prohibited Uses. ............................................................................................................................................18

(2) Exceptions for a Defendant or Victim in a Criminal Case. ..........................................................................18

(3) Exceptions for a Witness. .............................................................................................................................18

(b) Crimes, Wrongs, or Other Acts. .................................................................