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2010 Florida Statutes

SECTION 609
Character of witness as impeachment.
F.S. 90.609
90.609

Character of witness as impeachment.

A party may attack or support the credibility of a witness, including an accused, by evidence in the form of reputation, except that:

(1)

The evidence may refer only to character relating to truthfulness.

(2)

Evidence of a truthful character is admissible only after the character of the witness for truthfulness has been attacked by reputation evidence.

History.

s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 15, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379.