Florida § 90.609 - Character of witness as impeachment.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 90.609 — Character of witness as impeachment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 90.609. Character of witness as impeachment.
A party may attack or support the credibility of a witness, including an accused, by evidence in the form of reputation, except that: (1) The evidence may refer only to character relating to truthfulness. (2) Evidence of a truthful character is admissible only after the character of the witness for truthfulness has been attacked by reputation evidence.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 90.609 ("Character of witness as impeachment.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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