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Article VIII. Hearsay

Rule 801. Definitions

Effective January 1, 2014

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The following definitions apply under this Article:

(a) Statement.

“Statement” means a person’s oral assertion, written assertion, or nonverbal conduct if the person intended it as an assertion.

(b) Declarant.

"Declarant" means the person who made the statement.

(c) Hearsay.

“Hearsay” means a statement that:

(1) is not made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing; and

(2) is offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.

(d) Statements That Are Not Hearsay.

Notwithstanding Rule 801(c) , a statement is not hearsay if:

(1) A Declarant-Witness’s Prior Statement.

The declarant testifies and is subject to cross-examination about a prior statement, and the statement:

(A) is inconsistent with the declarant’s testimony and was given under penalty of perjury at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding or in a deposition;

(B) is consistent with the declarant’s testimony, and is offered to rebut an express or implied charge that the declarant recently fabricated it or acted from a recent improper influence or motive in so testifying; or

(C) is an identification of a person shortly after perceiving the person.

(2) An Opposing Party’s Statement.

The statement is offered against an opposing party and:

(A) was made by the party in an individual or representative capacity;

(B) is one the party manifested that it adopted or believed to be true;

(C) was made by a person whom the party authorized to make a statement on the subject;

(D) was made by the party’s agent or employee on a matter within the scope of that relationship and while it existed; or

(E) was made by the party’s coconspirator during and in furtherance of the conspiracy. The statement does not by itself establish the declarant’s authority under (C); the existence or scope of the relationship under (D); or the existence of the conspiracy or participation in it under (E).

Opinions in this dataset that cite Rule 801

10 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.