Part 2 · Part Two — Rules of Evidence
Rule 2:601. GENERAL RULE OF COMPETENCY
Amended July 1, 2025 (current)
(a) Generally . Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in
(b) Rulings . A court may declare a person incompetent to testify if the court finds that the person does not have sufficient physical or mental capacity to testify truthfully, accurately, or understandably.
Committee Notes
Adopted and promulgated by Order dated June 1, 2012; effective July 1, 2012 .