Florida Statutes Chapter 90 — EVIDENCE CODE

From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

Title VII

• § 90.101 — Short title.
• § 90.102 — Construction.
• § 90.103 — Scope; applicability.
• § 90.104 — Rulings on evidence.
• § 90.105 — Preliminary questions.
• § 90.106 — Summing up and comment by judge.
• § 90.107 — Limited admissibility.
• § 90.108 — Introduction of related writings or recorded statements.
• § 90.201 — Matters which must be judicially noticed.
• § 90.202 — Matters which may be judicially noticed.
• § 90.203 — Compulsory judicial notice upon request.
• § 90.2035 — Judicial notice of information taken from web mapping services, global satellite imaging sites, or Internet mapping tools.
• § 90.204 — Determination of propriety of judicial notice and nature of matter noticed.
• § 90.205 — Denial of a request for judicial notice.
• § 90.206 — Instructing jury on judicial notice.
• § 90.207 — Judicial notice by trial court in subsequent proceedings.
• § 90.301 — Presumption defined; inferences.
• § 90.302 — Classification of rebuttable presumptions.
• § 90.303 — Presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence defined.
• § 90.304 — Presumption affecting the burden of proof defined.
• § 90.401 — Definition of relevant evidence.
• § 90.402 — Admissibility of relevant evidence.
• § 90.4025 — Admissibility of paternity determination in certain criminal prosecutions.
• § 90.4026 — Statements expressing sympathy; admissibility; definitions.
• § 90.403 — Exclusion on grounds of prejudice or confusion.
• § 90.404 — Character evidence; when admissible.
• § 90.405 — Methods of proving character.
• § 90.406 — Routine practice.
• § 90.407 — Subsequent remedial measures.
• § 90.408 — Compromise and offers to compromise.
• § 90.409 — Payment of medical and similar expenses.
• § 90.410 — Offer to plead guilty; nolo contendere; withdrawn pleas of guilty.
• § 90.501 — Privileges recognized only as provided.
• § 90.5015 — Journalist’s privilege.
• § 90.502 — Lawyer-client privilege.
• § 90.5021 — Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege.
• § 90.503 — Psychotherapist-patient privilege.
• § 90.5035 — Sexual assault counselor-victim privilege.
• § 90.5036 — Domestic violence advocate-victim privilege.
• § 90.5037 — Human trafficking victim advocate-victim privilege.
• § 90.504 — Husband-wife privilege.
• § 90.505 — Privilege with respect to communications to clergy.
• § 90.5055 — Accountant-client privilege.
• § 90.506 — Privilege with respect to trade secrets.
• § 90.507 — Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure.
• § 90.508 — Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege.
• § 90.509 — Application of privileged communication.
• § 90.510 — Privileged communication necessary to adverse party.
• § 90.601 — General rule of competency.
• § 90.603 — Disqualification of witness.
• § 90.604 — Lack of personal knowledge.
• § 90.605 — Oath or affirmation of witness.
• § 90.606 — Interpreters and translators.
• § 90.6063 — Interpreter services for deaf persons.
• § 90.607 — Competency of certain persons as witnesses.
• § 90.608 — Who may impeach.
• § 90.609 — Character of witness as impeachment.
• § 90.610 — Conviction of certain crimes as impeachment.
• § 90.611 — Religious beliefs or opinions.
• § 90.612 — Mode and order of interrogation and presentation.
• § 90.613 — Refreshing the memory of a witness.
• § 90.614 — Prior statements of witnesses.
• § 90.615 — Calling witnesses by the court.
• § 90.616 — Exclusion of witnesses.
• § 90.701 — Opinion testimony of lay witnesses.
• § 90.702 — Testimony by experts.
• § 90.703 — Opinion on ultimate issue.
• § 90.704 — Basis of opinion testimony by experts.
• § 90.705 — Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion.
• § 90.706 — Authoritativeness of literature for use in cross-examination.
• § 90.801 — Hearsay; definitions; exceptions.
• § 90.802 — Hearsay rule.
• § 90.803 — Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial.
• § 90.804 — Hearsay exceptions; declarant unavailable.
• § 90.805 — Hearsay within hearsay.
• § 90.806 — Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant.
• § 90.901 — Requirement of authentication or identification.
• § 90.902 — Self-authentication.
• § 90.903 — Testimony of subscribing witness unnecessary.
• § 90.91 — Photographs of property wrongfully taken; use in prosecution, procedure; return of property to owner.
• § 90.951 — Definitions.
• § 90.952 — Requirement of originals.
• § 90.953 — Admissibility of duplicates.
• § 90.954 — Admissibility of other evidence of contents.
• § 90.955 — Public records.
• § 90.956 — Summaries.
• § 90.957 — Testimony or written admissions of a party.
• § 90.958 — Functions of court and jury.