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In Memory of Daniel J. McAulie 1945 - 2010

Daniel J. McAulie, sole author of the Arizona Civil Rules Handbook for the last fteen years, passed away in March 2010. He was an extraordinarily gifted lawyer and author. In that latter regard, Dan left a legacy of six books on civil procedure, evidence and ethics, which reside the bookshelves of practitioners and members of the judiciary alikeat least when the books aren't being used! Dan was born in New York City in 1945. He graduated at the top of his class at Regis High School, one of New Yorks most prestigious high schools and then attended Fordham University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, with a major in Russian. He attended Harvard Law School, graduated in 1969 with honors and then went to work with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. In 1973, he left his position in Washington D.C. with the U.S. Department of Justice to join Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix, Arizona. While Dan was an accomplished lawyer and author, he also was committed to giving of his time and talent to his community and the legal profession. Dan served on countless community and professional committees concerned with legal reform and public access to justice. He chaired the Arizona State Bars Professionalism Course Committee. He served several terms on the Arizona State Bars Board of Governors and then led the State Bar of Arizona as its President from July 2007 to June 2008. In 2009, the Arizona State Bar recognized Dans substantial contributions and accomplishments when the State Bar renamed its continuing legal education conference center in Dans honor. The center is now known as the Daniel J. McAulie CLE Conference Center. Dan was a true legal giant, who was generous with both his time and his talent, and he was a good, honest man with an unforgettable laugh. Dan was the best of the best; rst among equals. And, he is sorely missed by all of us who knew, respected and loved him.
SHIRLEY J. McAULIFFE April 2011

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PREFACE
The 2011 Edition of the Arizona Civil Rules Handbook adheres to the time-tested goal and standards established almost two decades ago by Daniel J. McAulie. Thus, as it was for prior editions, the goal of this Handbook is to provide Arizona practitioners, and judges alike, with a basic tool in the conduct of a civil litigation practicea readily available source of answers and/or explanations for the questions that most frequently arise in the conduct of a civil case, in a one-volume work that can be used as readily in the courtroom as in the oce. The 2011 Edition incorporates the text of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, including amendments through January 1, 2011, and the structural changes to the civil procedural rules that took eect on December 1, 2000. In that latter respect, earlier editions of this Handbook contained the text of, and accompanying narrative concerning, the ve sets of procedural rules with the most frequent and broad-based impact on the conduct of civil litigation: the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, the Uniform Rules of Procedure for Arbitration, the Uniform Rules of Practice of the Superior Court, the Uniform Rules of Practice for Medical Malpractice Cases, and the Arizona Rules of Evidence. By Order entered in October 2000, the Arizona Supreme Court abrogated, eective December 1, 2000, three of these ve sets of rules: the Uniform Rules of Procedure for Arbitration, the Uniform Rules of Practice of the Superior Court, and the Uniform Rules of Practice for Medical Malpractice Cases. The provisions of these sets of rules did not disappear, however, their provisions were, for the most part, incorporated into either the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure or the Rules of the Arizona Supreme Court. The rationale employed for deciding on the placement of the abrogated rules was that rules which concerned the processing of a civil case should be placed in the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, while rules that were concerned primarily with internal court administration should be placed in the Rules of the Arizona Supreme Court. Consistent application of this rationale led to the transfer of certain provisions of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (primarily Rules 77 and 79) to the Rules of the Arizona Supreme Court. The 2011 Edition incorporates all these changes, and contains, with respect to each rule aected, an explanation of the changes
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that were made. As with past editions, this edition contains the 2000 Civil Rules Correlation Table, approved by the Supreme Court, which shows the new location of all the rules that were transferred as part of this consolidation process undertaken in 2000. The 2011 Edition also contains citations to, and/or discussions concerning, pertinent case authority published through March 2011 construing and/or applying the Rules. Such case updates, of course, are subject to the limitations imposed by the fact that published material appears at a discrete point in time, while the development of the law, particularly in the procedural arena, remains ongoing and dynamic. For that reason, those who use this work in their practice are reminded to cite check and update all information before relying on that information. In short, this Handbook is a starting point for further research, not the end point. In closing, I reiterate the long-standing invitation to readers to provide comments and suggestions for items to be included or discussed in this work. I encourage those judges and lawyers who use the Handbook to continue to provide suggestions and comments and will take all such suggestions and comments into account in future editions of this Handbook. Please direct comments or suggestions to: shirley.mcaulie@azbar.org.
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Summary of Contents
ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE WITH COMMENTS....................................................... 2000 RULES CONSOLIDATION CORRELATION TABLE .............................................................. ARIZONA RULES OF EVIDENCE ......................... Table of Laws and Rules Table of Cases Index
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ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE WITH COMMENTS....................................................... I SCOPE OF RULESONE FORM OF ACTION ......
Rule 1 Scope of rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 2 One form of action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 4 17

II COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS, PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND ORDERS; DUTIES OF COUNSEL ........................................
Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule 3 4 4.1 4.2 5 5.1 5.2 Commencement of action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service of process within Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service of process outside the state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service and ling of pleadings and other papers. . . . . . . Duties of counsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limited scope representation in vulnerable adult exploitation actions brought under A.R.S. 46-451, et seq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 19 31 44 57 73 90 99 102

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III PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS; PRETRIAL PROCEDURES ...................................................

Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Pleadings allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civil motion practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motions In Limine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General rules of pleading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleading special matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Form of pleading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signing of pleadings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defenses and objections; when and how presented; by pleading or motion; motion for judgment on pleadings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 13 Counterclaim and cross-claim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 14 Third-Party practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 15 Amended and supplemental pleadings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 16 Pretrial conferences; scheduling; management . . . . . . . Rule 16.1 Settlement conferences; objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 16.2 Good faith settlement hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 16.3 Initial case management conference in cases assigned to the Complex Civil Litigation Program. 7 7.1 7.2 8 9 10 11 12

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IV PARTIES .......................................................
Rule 17 Parties plainti and defendant; capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arizona Civil Rules Handbook Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule 18 19 20 21 22 23 23.1 23.2 24 25 Joinder of claims and remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joinder of persons needed for just adjudication . . . . . . Permissive joinder of parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Misjoinder and nonjoinder of parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpleader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derivative actions by shareholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Actions relating to unincorporated associations . . . . . . Intervention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Substitution of parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 313 318 320 322 325 338 341 343 350 356 356 393 408 413 417 420 422 441 446 453 462 469 478 486 494 512 512 517 533 546 548 549 560 574 578 581 583 597 598 608 610

V DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY......................

Rule 26 General provisions governing discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 26.1 Prompt disclosure of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 26.2 Exchange of records and discovery limitations in medical malpractice cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 27 Depositions before action or pending appeal . . . . . . . . . . Rule 28 Persons before whom depositions may be taken . . . . . . Rule 29 Stipulations regarding discovery procedure . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 30 Depositions upon oral examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 31 Depositions upon written questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 32 Use of depositions in court proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 33 Interrogatories to parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 33.1 Uniform and non-uniform interrogatories; limitations; procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 34 Production of documents, electronically stored information, and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 35 Physical and mental examination of persons . . . . . . . . . Rule 36 Requests for admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 37 Failure to make disclosure or discovery; sanctions . . .

VI TRIALS .........................................................
Rule Rule Rule Rule Jury trial of right. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting of civil cases for trial; postponements. . . . . . . . . Trial by jury or by the court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trial of cases assigned to the Complex Civil Litigation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 40 Assignment of cases for trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 41 Dismissal of action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 42 Consolidation; separate trials; change of judge . . . . . . . Rule 43 Witnesses; evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 44 Proof of records; determination of foreign law . . . . . . . . Rule 44.1 Determination of foreign law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 45 Subpoena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 46 Exceptions unnecessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 47 Jurors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 48 Juries of less than eight; majority verdict . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 49 Special and general verdicts and interrogatories . . . . . 38 38.1 39 39.1

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616 627 637 646 653 653 694 708 729 732 734 736 760 783 799 800 807

VII JUDGMENT..................................................

VIII PROVISIONAL AND FINAL REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS....................................

Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule 64 64.1 65 65.1 65.2 66 67 68 69 70 70.1 Seizure of person or property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civil arrest warrant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Injunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security; proceedings against sureties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Action pursuant to A.R.S. 23-212. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deposit in court; security for costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oer of judgment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Execution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judgment for specic acts; vesting title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application to transfer structured settlement Payment Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process in behalf of and against persons not parties.

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IX COMPULSORY ARBITRATION ........................

Rule 72 Compulsory arbitration; arbitration by reference; alternative dispute resolution; determination of suitability for arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 73 Appointment of arbitrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 74 Powers of arbitrator; scheduling of arbitration hearing; permitted rulings by arbitrator; time for ling summary judgment motion; receipt of court le; settlement of cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 75 Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 76 Notice of disposition; failure of arbitrator to le award; judgment; dismissal; compensation of

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Arizona Civil Rules Handbook arbitrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 77 Right of appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927 934 945 945 946 947 947 951 952 953 954 956 962 963

X SUPERIOR COURTS AND CLERKS [ABROGATED] ...................................................

Rule 78 [Abrogated] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 79 [Abrogated] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

XI GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................

Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule 80 81 81.1 82 83 84 85 86 General provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When rules applicable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juvenile emancipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jurisdiction and venue unaected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local rules by superior courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eective date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2000 RULES CONSOLIDATION CORRELATION TABLE .............................................................. ARIZONA RULES OF EVIDENCE ......................... ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS ....................
Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule 101 102 103 104 105 106 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purpose and construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rulings on evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preliminary questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limited admissibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remainder of or related writings or recorded statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ARTICLE II JUDICIAL NOTICE ..........................

Rule 201 Judicial notice of adjudicative facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ARTICLE III PRESUMPTIONS IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS .................................................. 1004

Rule 301 Presumptions in general in civil actions and proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 302 Applicability of state law in civil actions and proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1004 1007 1008 1008 1012 1014

ARTICLE IV RELEVANCY AND ITS LIMITS .........

Rule 401 Denition of relevant evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 402 Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 403 Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Table of Contents Rule 404 Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; exceptions; other crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 405 Methods of proving character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 406 Habit; routine practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 407 Subsequent remedial measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 408 Compromise and oers to compromise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 409 Payment of medical and similar expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 410 Oer to plead guilty; nolo contendere; withdrawn plea of guilty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 411 Liability insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ARTICLE V PRIVILEGES ...................................

Rule 501 General rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 502 Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ARTICLE VI WITNESSES....................................
Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 General rule of competency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lack of personal knowledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oath or armation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpreters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Competency of judge as witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Competency of juror as witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Who may impeach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence of character and conduct of witness . . . . . . . . . Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime . . . . . . Religious beliefs or opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mode and order of interrogation and presentation . . . . Writing used to refresh memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prior statements of witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calling and interrogation of witnesses by court . . . . . . . Exclusion of witnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ARTICLE VII OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY ......................................................

Opinion testimony by lay witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Testimony by experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bases of opinion testimony by experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opinion on ultimate issue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 706 Court appointed experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule 701 702 703 704 705

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ARTICLE VIII HEARSAY ....................................

Rule 801 Denitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 802 Hearsay rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 803 Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 804 Hearsay exceptions; declarant unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Arizona Civil Rules Handbook Rule 805 Hearsay within hearsay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 806 Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant. . . . . 1169 1170

ARTICLE IX AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION ..............................................

Rule 901 Requirement of authentication or identication . . . . . . . Rule 902 Self-authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 903 Subscribing witness' testimony unnecessary. . . . . . . . . . .

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ARTICLE X CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS ......................................... 1182

Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule Rule 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 Denitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement of original. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissibility of duplicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissibility of other evidence of contents . . . . . . . . . . . Public records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Testimony or written admission of party . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions of court and jury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1182 1184 1186 1187 1189 1190 1192 1193 1194 1194 1196 1197

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS RULES ...............

Rule 1101 Applicability of rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 1102 Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rule 1103 Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Laws and Rules Table of Cases Index

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