WA · rules
Wash. R. Evid. 608
Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness
(a) Reputation Evidence of Character. The credibility of a witness may be attacked or
supported by evidence in the form of reputation, but subject to the limitations: (1) the evidence
may refer only to character for truthfulness or untruthfulness, and (2) evidence of truthful
character is admissible only after the character of the witness for truthfulness has been attacked
by reputation evidence or otherwise.
(b) Specific Instances of Conduct. Specific instances of the conduct of a witness, for the
purpose of attacking or supporting the witness' credibility, other than conviction of crime as
provided in rule 609, may not be proved by extrinsic evidence. They may, however, in the
discretion of the court, if probative of truthfulness or untruthfulness, be inquired into on cross
examination of the witness (1) concerning the witness' character for truthfulness or
untruthfulness, or (2) concerning the character for truthfulness or untruthfulness of another
witness as to which character the witness being cross-examined has testified.
History
[Adopted effective April 2, 1979; Amended effective September 1, 1992.] Comment 608 [Deleted effective September 1, 2006.]
Provenance
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- www.courts.wa.gov
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- 2026-09-16
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- 2026-09-16
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