Before testifying, a witness must give an oath or affirmation to testify truthfully. It must be in a form designed to impress that duty on the witness’s conscience.
(As amended Mar. 2, 1987, eff. Oct. 1, 1987; Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011.)
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Rule 603. Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully
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- Federal Rules of Evidence
- ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- ARTICLE II. JUDICIAL NOTICE
- ARTICLE III. PRESUMPTIONS IN CIVIL CASES
- ARTICLE IV. RELEVANCE AND ITS LIMITS
- ARTICLE IX. AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION
- ARTICLE V. PRIVILEGES
- ARTICLE VI. WITNESSES
- Rule 601. Competency to Testify in General
- Rule 602. Need for Personal Knowledge
- Rule 603. Oath or Affirmation to Testify Truthfully
- Rule 604. Interpreter
- Rule 605. Judge’s Competency as a Witness
- Rule 606. Juror’s Competency as a Witness
- Rule 607. Who May Impeach a Witness
- Rule 608. A Witness’s Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness
- Rule 609. Impeachment by Evidence of a Criminal Conviction
- Rule 610. Religious Beliefs or Opinions
- Rule 611. Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence
- Rule 612. Writing Used to Refresh a Witness’s Memory
- Rule 613. Witness’s Prior Statement
- Rule 614. Court’s Calling or Examining a Witness
- Rule 615. Excluding Witnesses from the Courtroom; Preventing an Excluded Witness’s Access to Trial Testimony
- ARTICLE VII. OPINIONS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY
- ARTICLE VIII. HEARSAY
- ARTICLE X. CONTENTS OF WRITINGS, RECORDINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS
- ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS RULES
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