TN · rules
Tenn. R. Evid. 101
Scope
These rules shall govern evidence rulings in all trial courts of Tennessee except as otherwise provided by statute or rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
History
Advisory Commission Comments. These rules would apply in all trials, including those in general sessions courts and juvenile courts. See T.R.Juv.P. 28(c) (adjudicatory hearings). Sentencing proceedings are not covered, with respect to strict application of the hearsay exclusionary rule. See T.C.A. § 40-35-209(b), T.C.A. § 39-2-203(c), and T.R.Juv.P. 32(f). Administrative hearings are not covered. See T.C.A. § 4-5-313(1). Advisory Commission Comments [1991]. The Tennessee Claims Commission applies the Tennessee Rules of Evidence by incorporation through internal Rule 43. Advisory Commission Comments [1993]. These rules apply in all trials, including those in general sessions and juvenile courts. Some hearings, however, are not controlled solely by these rules. Preliminary proceedings and sentencing proceedings often involve hearsay not admissible under traditional exceptions. See, for example, T.C.A. § 40-35-209(b) and T.R.Juv.P. 15(b), 16(a), and 32(f). Administrative hearings are not governed exclusively by these rules; see T.C.A. § 4-5-313(1). The Tennessee Claims Commission, on the other hand, incorporates the Tennessee Rules of Evidence through internal Rule 43.
Provenance
- Source
- www.tncourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
- Content hash
4decdbd148135f9636d49e83eee4882929d8e262f92c9e9b7083171b4c313628
The link goes to the issuing authority’s own document — the one we read to produce this record. Where a source publishes whole titles rather than sections, your browser may need a moment to jump to the provision.
Unofficial copy of government-published law, reproduced from official sources with full provenance. Not an official publication; verify against official sources before relying on it in a filing. Records in the 'guidance' corpus, and only that corpus, are sub-regulatory (interpretive guidelines, survey procedures) and are not binding law. Validity bounds follow each jurisdiction's declared temporalBasis.