§ RULE 601 GENERAL RULE OF COMPETENCY

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RULE 601. GENERAL RULE OF COMPETENCY

    (a) General rule of competency. Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules.

    (b) Statement of declarant in action for declarant's wrongful death. Evidence of a statement by the deceased is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if offered against the plaintiff in an action for wrongful death.

    (c) Statement of deceased declarant offered in action against declarant's estate.

        (1) Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in an action upon a claim or demand against the estate of the declarant if the statement was made upon the personal knowledge of the declarant at a time when the matter had been recently perceived by the declarant and while the declarant's recollection was clear.

        (2) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness.