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Ill. R. Evid. 608

Evidence of Character of Witness for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness

activein force · 2015-01-06 – presentact-effective-date

The credibility of a witness may be attacked or supported by evidence in the form of opinion

or reputation, but subject to these limitations: (1) the evidence may refer only to character for

truthfulness or untruthfulness, and (2) evidence of truthful char acter is admissible only after the

character of the witness for truthfulness has been attacked by opinion or reputation evidence or

otherwise.

History

Adopted September 27, 2010, eff. January 1, 2011; amended Jan. 6, 2015, eff. immediately.

Provenance

Source
illinoiscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-14
Edition
2026-09-14
Content hash
11af627a3ce838e3366d101b5c40693a8b5676c12b570142e46fc2dad3b1c436
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