Kentucky Rules of Evidence 601 – Competency
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(a) General. Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules or by statute.
(b) Minimal qualifications. A person is disqualified to testify as a witness if the trial court determines that he:
(1) Lacked the capacity to perceive accurately the matters about which he proposes to testify;
(2) Lacks the capacity to recollect facts;
(3) Lacks the capacity to express himself so as to be understood, either directly or through an interpreter; or
(4) Lacks the capacity to understand the obligation of a witness to tell the truth.
Effective: July 1, 1992
History: Enacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 34; renumbered (7/1/92) pursuant to 1992
Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34.
(b) Minimal qualifications. A person is disqualified to testify as a witness if the trial court determines that he:
Terms Used In Kentucky Rules of Evidence 601
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) Lacked the capacity to perceive accurately the matters about which he proposes to testify;
(2) Lacks the capacity to recollect facts;
(3) Lacks the capacity to express himself so as to be understood, either directly or through an interpreter; or
(4) Lacks the capacity to understand the obligation of a witness to tell the truth.
Effective: July 1, 1992
History: Enacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 34; renumbered (7/1/92) pursuant to 1992
Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34.