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Article IV. Relevancy and Its Limits

Rule 402. General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence

Effective January 1, 2014

See Rule 402 on the heat map

Relevant evidence is admissible unless any of the following provides otherwise:

(a) the United States Constitution;

(b) the Indiana constitution;

(c) a statute not in conflict with these rules;

(d) these rules; or

(e) other rules applicable in the courts of this state.

Irrelevant evidence is not admissible.

Opinions in this dataset that cite Rule 402

4 opinions in the dataset cite this rule, reversals first. Matched from each opinion’s coded issue, not from a reading of the opinion.

Reporter citations are as supplied and unverified; the official opinion link is the source of record.

Source: the Indiana Rules of Evidence, reproduced for browsing. Rule text as supplied, including the amendment to Rule 103(b) effective July 1, 2026 (Order, Cause No. 26S-MS-8); other rules carry their own effective dates. This is an unofficial copy; check the official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.