MBE Rules · Evidence
Reputation concerning character (803(21))
FRE 803(21)
The rule
A reputation among a person's associates or in the community concerning the person's character is admissible as a hearsay exception. This is the vehicle by which reputation testimony admitted under FRE 404, 405, 607, and 608 clears the hearsay bar.
In plain English
Character-reputation evidence is technically hearsay (community assertions offered for truth of what the community believes), so a specific exception is needed. This exception makes it work whenever the substantive character rules permit reputation proof.
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