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Fla. Stat. § 90.609

Fla. Stat. § 90.609 - Character of Witness as Impeachment (2025)

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THE 2025 FLORIDA STATUTES Title VII — EVIDENCE | Chapter 90 — EVIDENCE § 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. Source: The Florida Legislature — www.leg.state.fl.us

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