§ 60-401 Definitions
§ 60-402 Scope of rules
§ 60-403 Exclusionary rules not to apply to undisputed matter
§ 60-404 Effect of erroneous admission of evidence
§ 60-405 Effect of erroneous exclusion of evidence
§ 60-406 Limited admissibility
§ 60-407 General abolition of disqualifications and privileges of witnesses, and of exclusionary rules
§ 60-408 Preliminary inquiry by judge
§ 60-409 Facts which must or may be judicially noticed
§ 60-410 Determination as to propriety of judicial notice and tenor of matter noticed
§ 60-411 Instructing the trier of fact as to matter judicially noticed
§ 60-412 Judicial notice in proceedings subsequent to trial
§ 60-413 Definition
§ 60-414 Effect of presumptions
§ 60-415 Inconsistent presumptions
§ 60-416 Burden of proof not relaxed as to some presumptions
§ 60-417 Disqualification of witness; interpreters
§ 60-418 Oath
§ 60-419 Prerequisites of knowledge and experience
§ 60-420 Evidence generally affecting credibility
§ 60-421 Limitations on evidence of conviction of crime as affecting credibility
§ 60-422 Further limitations on admissibility of evidence affecting credibility
§ 60-423 Privilege of accused
§ 60-424 Definition of incrimination
§ 60-425 Self-incrimination
§ 60-426 Attorney-client privilege
§ 60-426a Attorney-client privilege and work product; limitations on waiver
§ 60-427 Physician-patient privilege
§ 60-428 Marital privilege, confidential communications
§ 60-429 Penitential communication privilege
§ 60-430 Religious belief
§ 60-431 Political vote
§ 60-432 Trade secret
§ 60-433 Secret of state
§ 60-434 Official information
§ 60-435 Communication to grand jury
§ 60-436 Identity of informer
§ 60-437 Waiver of privilege by contract or previous disclosure
§ 60-438 Admissibility of disclosure wrongfully compelled
§ 60-439 Reference to exercise of privilege; presumption and adverse inference not permitted
§ 60-440 Effect of error in overruling claim of privilege
§ 60-441 Evidence to test a verdict or indictment
§ 60-442 Testimony by the judge
§ 60-443 Testimony by a juror
§ 60-444 Testimony of jurors not limited except by this article
§ 60-445 Discretion of judge to exclude admissible evidence
§ 60-446 Character – manner of proof
§ 60-447 Character trait as proof of conduct
§ 60-448 Character trait for care or skill
§ 60-449 Habit or custom to prove specific behavior
§ 60-450 Opinion and specific instances of behavior to prove habit or custom
§ 60-451 Subsequent remedial conduct
§ 60-452 Offer to compromise and the like, not evidence of liability
§ 60-452a Dispute resolution; confidentiality
§ 60-453 Offer to discount claim, not evidence of invalidity
§ 60-454 Liability insurance
§ 60-455 Other crimes or civil wrongs
§ 60-456 Testimony in form of opinion or inferences
§ 60-457 Preliminary examination for non-expert witness; pre-trial hearing for expert witness
§ 60-458 Expert opinion or inference; facts or data relied upon, admissibility
§ 60-459 Definitions
§ 60-460 Hearsay evidence excluded; exceptions
§ 60-461 Discretion of judge under exception to exclude evidence
§ 60-462 Credibility of declarant
§ 60-463 Multiple hearsay
§ 60-464 Authentication or identification of evidence; examples
§ 60-465 Authentication of public documents; self-authenticating evidence
§ 60-465a Reproductions of original court records deemed same as original record; certified copy as evidence
§ 60-466 Certificate of lack of record
§ 60-467 Original document required as evidence; exceptions
§ 60-468 Proof of attested writings
§ 60-469 Proving content of business and public records
§ 60-470 Title
§ 60-472 Photographs of property wrongfully taken
§ 60-473 Peer support counseling session communication privilege; emergency services personnel, law enforcement personnel and national guard member
§ 60-480 Journalist privilege; definitions
§ 60-481 Privilege applicable when acting as a journalist; not in contempt in proceedings
§ 60-482 Compelled disclosure, when
§ 60-483 Hearing; disclosure
§ 60-484 Costs and attorney fees
§ 60-485 Rights and privileges in addition to others

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 60 > Article 4 - Rules of Evidence

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Burden of producing evidence: means the obligation of a party to introduce evidence when necessary to avoid the risk of a directed verdict or peremptory finding against him or her on a material issue of fact. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Burden of proof: means the obligation of a party to meet the requirements of a rule of law that the fact be proven either by a preponderance of the evidence or by clear and convincing evidence or beyond a reasonable doubt, as the case may be. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Conduct: includes all active and passive behavior, both verbal and nonverbal. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Conservator: means conservator as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: includes an administrator where the subject matter applies to an administrator. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Finding of fact: means the determination from proof or judicial notice of the existence of a fact as a basis for a ruling on evidence. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: means guardian as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Incapacitated person: means an individual whose ability to receive and evaluate relevant information, or to effectively communicate decisions, or both, even with the use of assistive technologies or other supports, is impaired to the degree that the person lacks the capacity to manage the person's estate, or to meet essential needs for the person's physical health, safety or welfare, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Judge: means member or members or representative or representatives of a court conducting a trial or hearing at which evidence is introduced. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Pretrial conference: A meeting of the judge and lawyers to discuss which matters should be presented to the jury, to review evidence and witnesses, to set a timetable, and to discuss the settlement of the case.
  • Proof: is a ll of the evidence before the trier of the fact relevant to a fact in issue which tends to prove the existence or non-existence of such fact. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trier of fact: includes a jury, or a judge when he or she is trying an issue of fact other than one relating to the admissibility of evidence. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Verbal: includes both oral and written words. See Kansas Statutes 60-401
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Writing: means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing any form or communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof. See Kansas Statutes 60-401