Evidence: hearsay exceptions

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Every exception in Rules 803 and 804(b), by its own heading.

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Federal Rules of Evidence (as amended to Dec. 1, 2024). Enacted law, free to use.
Edition
Federal Rules of Evidence, as amended to Dec. 1, 2024 (House Judiciary Committee print)
Checked
Word for word against the source, on 16 October 2026.
How it was made
Each exception’s own heading.Cards are grouped by rule.
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Law, Evidence · 24 cards · 2 topics

The cards

  1. FRE 803(1)Rule 803: availability immaterialPresent Sense Impression
  2. FRE 803(2)Rule 803: availability immaterialExcited Utterance
  3. FRE 803(3)Rule 803: availability immaterialThen-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition
  4. FRE 803(4)Rule 803: availability immaterialStatement Made for Medical Diagnosis or Treatment
  5. FRE 803(5)Rule 803: availability immaterialRecorded Recollection
  6. FRE 803(6)Rule 803: availability immaterialRecords of a Regularly Conducted Activity
  7. FRE 803(7)Rule 803: availability immaterialAbsence of a Record of a Regularly Conducted Activity
  8. FRE 803(8)Rule 803: availability immaterialPublic Records
  9. FRE 803(9)Rule 803: availability immaterialPublic Records of Vital Statistics
  10. FRE 803(10)Rule 803: availability immaterialAbsence of a Public Record
  11. FRE 803(11)Rule 803: availability immaterialRecords of Religious Organizations Concerning Personal or Family History
  12. FRE 803(12)Rule 803: availability immaterialCertificates of Marriage, Baptism, and Similar Ceremonies
All 24 cards
  1. FRE 803(13)Rule 803: availability immaterialFamily Records
  2. FRE 803(14)Rule 803: availability immaterialRecords of Documents That Affect an Interest in Property
  3. FRE 803(15)Rule 803: availability immaterialStatements in Documents That Affect an Interest in Property
  4. FRE 803(16)Rule 803: availability immaterialStatements in Ancient Documents
  5. FRE 803(17)Rule 803: availability immaterialMarket Reports and Similar Commercial Publications
  6. FRE 803(18)Rule 803: availability immaterialStatements in Learned Treatises, Periodicals, or Pamphlets
  7. FRE 803(19)Rule 803: availability immaterialReputation Concerning Personal or Family History
  8. FRE 803(20)Rule 803: availability immaterialReputation Concerning Boundaries or General History
  9. FRE 803(21)Rule 803: availability immaterialReputation Concerning Character
  10. FRE 803(22)Rule 803: availability immaterialJudgment of a Previous Conviction
  11. FRE 803(23)Rule 803: availability immaterialJudgments Involving Personal, Family, or General History, or a Boundary
  12. FRE 804(b): exceptions when the declarant is unavailableRule 804: declarant unavailable
    1. 1Former Testimony
    2. 2Statement Under the Belief of Imminent Death
    3. 3Statement Against Interest
    4. 4Statement of Personal or Family History
    5. 5Statement Offered Against a Party That Wrongfully Caused the Declarant’s Unavailability

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