Pennsylvania Code
Title 225 - RULES OF EVIDENCE
Article VI - WITNESSES
Rule 601 - Competency
Universal Citation: 225 PA Code ยง 601
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) General Rule. Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided by statute or in these rules.
(b) Disqualification for Specific Defects. A person is incompetent to testify if the court finds that because of a mental condition or immaturity the person:
(1) is, or was, at any relevant time,
incapable of perceiving accurately;
(2) is unable to express himself or herself
so as to be understood either directly or through an interpreter;
(3) has an impaired memory; or
(4) does not sufficiently understand the duty
to tell the truth.
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