Fed. R. Evid. 401 — Test for Relevant Evidence

Federal Rules of Evidence · Version 2025-12-01 · Status: active · IV Relevance and Its Limits

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Rule text

Evidence is relevant if:

(a) it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence; and

(b) the fact is of consequence in determining the action.

Notes and Comments

(As amended Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011.)

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