IL · rules
Ill. R. Evid. 608
Evidence of Character of Witness for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness
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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