New York Rules of Evidence – 2026

Rule 4501 Self-incrimination Rule 4502 Spouse Rule 4503 Attorney Rule 4504 Physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor and nurse Rule 4505 Confidential communication to clergy privileged Rule 4506 Eavesdropping evidence; admissibility; motion to suppress in certain cases Rule 4507 Psychologist Rule 4508 Social worker Rule 4509 Library records Rule 4510 Rape crisis counselor or domestic violence advocate Rule 4511 Judicial notice of law Rule 4512 Competency of interested witness or spouse Rule 4513 Competency of person convicted of crime Rule 4514 Impeachment of witness by prior inconsistent statement Rule 4515 Form of expert opinion Rule 4516 Proof of age of child Rule 4517 Prior testimony in a civil action Rule 4518 Business records Rule 4519 Personal transaction or communication between witness and decedent or person with a mental illness Rule 4519-A Possession of opioid antagonists; receipt into evidence Rule 4520 Certificate or affidavit of public officer Rule 4521 Lack of record Rule 4522 Ancient filed maps, surveys and records affecting real property Rule 4523 Search by title insurance or abstract company Rule 4524 Conveyance of real property without the state Rule 4525 Copies of statements under article nine of the uniform commercial code Rule 4526 Marriage certificate Rule 4527 Death or other status of missing person Rule 4528 Weather conditions Rule 4529 Inspection certificate issued by United States department of agriculture Rule 4530 Certificate of population Rule 4531 Affidavit of service or posting notice by person unavailable at trial Rule 4532 Self-authentication of newspapers and periodicals of general circulation Rule 4532-A Admissibility of graphic, numerical, symbolic or pictorial representations of medical or diagnostic tests Rule 4532-B An image, map, location, distance, calculation, or other information taken from a web mapping service, a global satellite imaging site, o.. Rule 4533 Market reports Rule 4533-A Prima facie proof of damages Rule 4533-B Proof of payment by joint tort-feasor Rule 4534 Standard of measurement used by surveyor Rule 4536 Proof of writing by comparison of handwriting Rule 4537 Proof of writing subscribed by witness Rule 4538 Acknowledged, proved or certified writing; conveyance of real property without the state Rule 4539 Reproductions of original Rule 4540 Authentication of official record of court or government office in the United States Rule 4540-A Presumption of authenticity based on a party's production of material authored or otherwise created by the party Rule 4541 Proof of proceedings before justice of the peace Rule 4542 Proof of foreign records and documents Rule 4543 Proof of facts or writing by methods other than those authorized in this article Rule 4544 Contracts in small print Rule 4546 Loss of earnings and impairment of earning ability in actions for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice Rule 4547 Compromise and offers to compromise Rule 4548 Privileged communications; electronic communication thereof Rule 4549 Admissibility of an opposing party's statement Rule 4550 Admissibility of evidence related to legally protected health activity Rule 4551 New York voting and elections database