ME · rules
M.R. Evid. 601
COMPETENCY TO TESTIFY IN GENERAL
(a) Every person is competent to be a witness unless these rules provide
otherwise.
(b) A person may not be a witness if the court finds that:
(1) The person cannot communicate about the matter so that the judge
and jury can understand, either directly or through an interpreter;
(2) The person cannot understand the duty, as a witness, to tell the
truth;
(3) The person had no reasonable ability to perceive the matter; or
(4) The person has no reasonable ability to remember the matter.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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