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Article VI. Witnesses

Rule 602. Lack of Personal Knowledge

Effective January 1, 2014

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A witness may testify to a matter only if evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter. A witness does not have personal knowledge as to a matter recalled or remembered, if the recall or remembrance occurs only during or after hypnosis. Evidence to prove personal knowledge may consist of the witness's own testimony. This rule does not apply to a witness's expert testimony under Rule 703.

Opinions in this dataset that cite Rule 602

1 opinion 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.