Article VIII. HEARSAY  


Section 801. Definitions That Apply to This Article
Section 802. The Rule Against Hearsay
Section 803. Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—Regardless of Whether the Declarant Is Available as a Witness
Section 803(2). Excited Utterance
Section 803(3). Then-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition
Section 803(4). Statement Made for Medical Diagnosis or Treatment
Section 803(5). Recorded Recollection (Not Adopted)
Section 803(6). Records of a Regularly Conducted Activity
Section 803(7). Absence of a Record of a Regularly Conducted Activity (Not Adopted)
Section 803(8). Public Records (Not Adopted)
Section 803(9). Public Records of Vital Statistics (Not Adopted)
Section 803(10). Absence of a Public Record (Not Adopted)
Section 803(11). Records of Religious Organizations Concerning Personal or Family History
Section 803(12). Certificates of Marriage, Baptism, and Similar Ceremonies
Section 803(13). Family Records
Section 803(14). Records of Documents That Affect an Interest in Property
Section 803(15). Statements in Documents That Affect an Interest in Property
Section 803(16). Statements in Ancient Documents
Section 803(17). Market Reports and Similar Commercial Publications
Section 803(18). Statements in Learned Treatises, Periodicals, or Pamphlets (Not Adopted)
Section 803(19). Reputation Concerning Personal or Family History
Section 803(20). Reputation Concerning Boundaries or General History
Section 803(21). Reputation Concerning Character
Section 803(22). Judgment of a Previous Conviction (Not Adopted)
Section 803(23). Judgments Involving Personal, Family, or General History or a Boundary (Not Adopted)
Section 803(24). Other Exceptions (Not Adopted)
Section 803(25). An Opposing Party’s Statement
Section 803.1. Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—Testimony of Declarant Necessary
Section 803.1(2). Prior Statement of Identification
Section 803.1(3). Recorded Recollection
Section 804. Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—When the Declarant is Unavailable as a Witness
Section 804(b). The Exceptions
Section 804(b)(2). Statement Under Belief of Imminent Death
Section 804(b)(3). Statement Against Interest
Section 804(b)(4). Statement of Personal or Family History
Section 804(b)(5). Other exceptions (Not Adopted)
Section 804(b)(6). Statement Offered Against a Party That Wrongfully Caused the Declarant’s Unavailability
Section 805. Hearsay Within Hearsay
Section 806. Attacking and Supporting the Declarant’s Credibility
Section 807. Residual Exception (Not Adopted)

Notation

Source

   The provisions of this Introductory Comment amended December 17, 2004, effective January 31, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 8; rescinded January 17, 2013, effective in sixty days, 43 Pa.B. 620. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (308921) to (308922).