Kansas Rules of Evidence – 2026

§ 60-401 Definitions. § 60-402 Scope of rules. § 60-403 Exclusionary rules not to apply to undisputed matter. § 60-404 Effect of erroneous admission of evidence. § 60-405 Effect of erroneous exclusion of evidence. § 60-406 Limited admissibility. § 60-407 General abolition of disqualifications and privileges of witnesses, and of exclusionary rules. § 60-408 Preliminary inquiry by judge. § 60-409 Facts which must or may be judicially noticed. § 60-410 Determination as to propriety of judicial notice and tenor of matter noticed. § 60-411 Instructing the trier of fact as to matter judicially noticed. § 60-412 Judicial notice in proceedings subsequent to trial. § 60-413 Definition. § 60-414 Effect of presumptions. § 60-415 Inconsistent presumptions. § 60-416 Burden of proof not relaxed as to some presumptions; criminal cases, permissive presumption or inference. § 60-417 Disqualification of witness; interpreters. § 60-418 Oath. § 60-419 Prerequisites of knowledge and experience. § 60-420 Evidence generally affecting credibility. § 60-421 Limitations on evidence of conviction of crime as affecting credibility. § 60-422 Further limitations on admissibility of evidence affecting credibility. § 60-423 Privilege of accused. § 60-424 Definition of incrimination. § 60-425 Self-incrimination. § 60-426 Attorney-client privilege. § 60-426a Attorney-client privilege and work product; limitations on waiver. § 60-427 Physician-patient privilege. § 60-428 Marital privilege, confidential communications. § 60-429 Penitential communication privilege. § 60-430 Religious belief. § 60-431 Political vote. § 60-432 Trade secret. § 60-433 Secret of state. § 60-434 Official information. § 60-435 Communication to grand jury. § 60-436 Identity of informer. § 60-437 Waiver of privilege by contract or previous disclosure. § 60-438 Admissibility of disclosure wrongfully compelled. § 60-439 Reference to exercise of privilege; presumption and adverse inference not permitted. § 60-440 Effect of error in overruling claim of privilege. § 60-441 Evidence to test a verdict or indictment. § 60-442 Testimony by the judge. § 60-443 Testimony by a juror. § 60-444 Testimony of jurors not limited except by this article. § 60-445 Discretion of judge to exclude admissible evidence. § 60-446 Manner of proof of character or character trait. § 60-447 Character trait as proof of conduct. § 60-447a Transferred. § 60-448 Character trait for care or skill. § 60-449 Habit or custom to prove specific behavior. § 60-450 Opinion and specific instances of behavior to prove habit or custom. § 60-451 Subsequent remedial conduct. § 60-452 Offer to compromise and the like, not evidence of liability. § 60-452a Dispute resolution; confidentiality. § 60-453 Offer to discount claim, not evidence of invalidity. § 60-454 Liability insurance. § 60-455 Other crimes or civil wrongs. § 60-456 Testimony in form of opinion or inferences. § 60-457 Preliminary examination for non-expert witness; pre-trial hearing for expert witness. § 60-458 Expert opinion or inference; facts or data relied upon, admissibility. § 60-459 Definitions. § 60-460 Hearsay evidence excluded; exceptions. § 60-460a Repealed. § 60-461 Discretion of judge under exception to exclude evidence. § 60-462 Credibility of declarant. § 60-463 Multiple hearsay. § 60-464 Authentication or identification of evidence; examples. § 60-465 Authentication of public documents; self-authenticating evidence. § 60-465a Reproductions of original court records deemed same as original record; certified copy as evidence. § 60-466 Certificate of lack of record. § 60-467 Original document required as evidence; exceptions. § 60-468 Proof of attested writings. § 60-469 Proving content of business and public records. § 60-470 Title. § 60-471 Repealed. § 60-472 Photographs of property wrongfully taken. § 60-473 Peer support counseling session communication privilege; definitions; emergency services personnel, law enforcement personnel and national guard member. § 60-474 Reserved. § 60-480 Journalist privilege; definitions. § 60-481 Privilege applicable when acting as journalist; not in contempt in proceedings. § 60-482 Compelled disclosure, when. § 60-483 Hearing; disclosure. § 60-484 Costs and attorney fees. § 60-485 Rights and privileges in addition to others.