Utah Courts
URE Rule 610 (Rules of Evidence)
Rule 610. Religious Beliefs or Opinions.
Rule printed on April 23, 2024 at 2:34 pm. Go to https://www.utcourts.gov/rules for current rules.
Evidence of a witness’s religious beliefs or opinions is not admissible to attack or support the witness’s credibility.
2011 Advisory Committee Note. The language of this rule has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make class and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility. This rule is the federal rule, verbatim.
Original Advisory Committee Note. This rule is the federal rule, verbatim, and is in accord with Rule 20, Utah Rules of Evidence (1971).