Rule 803 - Exceptions to the Rule Against HearsayThe following are not excluded by the rule against hearsay, regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness:
(1) Present Sense Impression. A statement describing or explaining an event or condition made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.(2) Excited Utterance. A statement relating to a startling event or condition, made while the declarant was under the stress of excitement that it caused.(3) Then - Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition. A statement of the declarant's then - existing state of mind or emotional, sensory, or physical condition (such as intent, plan, motive, design, mental feeling, pain, or bodily health), but not including a statement of memory or belief to prove the fact remembered or believed unless it relates to the validity, or terms of declarant's will.(4) Statement Made for Purposes of Medical Treatment or Diagnosis in Connection with Treatment. A statement that: (A) is made for - and is reasonably necessary to - medical treatment or diagnosis in connection with treatment; and(B) describes medical history, past or present symptoms or sensations, their inception, or their general cause.(5) Recorded Recollection. A record that: (A) is on a matter the witness once knew about but now cannot recall well enough to testify fully and accurately;(B) was made or adopted by the witness when the matter was fresh in the witness's memory; and(C) accurately reflects the witness's knowledge. If admitted, the record may be read into evidence but may be received as an exhibit only if offered by an adverse party.
(6) Record of a Regularly Conducted Activity. A record of an act, transaction, occurrence, event, condition, opinion, or diagnosis if: (A) the record was made at or near the time by - or from information transmitted by - someone with knowledge;(B) the record was kept in the course of a regularly conducted activity of a business, organization, occupation, or calling, whether or not for profit;(C) making the record was a regular practice of that activity;(D) all these conditions are shown by the testimony of the custodian or another qualified witness, or by a certification that complies with a rule prescribed by the Supreme Court or with a statute permitting certification; and(E) the opponent does not show that the source of information or the method or circumstances of preparation indicate a lack of trustworthiness.(7) Absence of a Record of a Regularly Conducted Activity. Evidence that a matter is not included in a record described in subrule (6) if: (A) the evidence is admitted to prove that the matter did not occur or exist;(B) a record was regularly kept for a matter of that kind; and(C) the opponent does not show that the possible source of the information or other circumstances indicate a lack of trustworthiness.(8) Public Record. A record or statement of a public office if it sets out: (A) the office's activities; or(B) a matter observed while under a legal duty to report, but not including: (i) in a criminal cases, a matter observed by law - enforcement personnel; and(ii) information to which the limitations in MCL 257.624 apply.(9) Public Record of Vital Statistics. A record of a birth, death, or marriage, if reported to a public office in accordance with a legal duty.(10) Absence of a Public Record. Testimony - or a certification under Rule 902 - that diligent search failed to disclose a Public record or statement if the testimony or certification is admitted to prove that: (A) the record or statement does not exist; or(B) a matter did not occur or exist, if a public office regularly kept a record or statement for a matter of that kind.(11) Record of Religious Organizations Concerning Personal or Family History. A statement of birth, legitimacy, ancestry, marriage, divorce, death, relationship by blood or marriage, or other similar facts of personal or family history, contained in a regularly kept record of a religious organization.(12) Certificate of Marriage, Baptism, and Similar Ceremonies. A statement of fact contained in a certificate: (A) made by a person who is authorized by a religious organization or by law to perform the act certified;(B) attesting that the person performed a marriage or similar ceremony or administered a sacrament; and(C) purporting to have been issued at the time of the act or within a reasonable time after it.(13) Family Record. A statement of fact about personal or family history contained in a family record, such as a Bible, genealogy, chart, engraving on ring, inscription on a portrait, or engraving on an urn, or burial marker.(14) Record of Document That Affects an Interest in Property. The record of a document that purports to establish or affect an interest in property if: (A) the record is admitted to prove the content of the original recorded document, along with its signing and its delivery by each person who purports to have signed it;(B) the record is a record of a public office and(C) a statute authorizes recording documents of that kind in that office. (15) Statement in Document That Affects an Interest in Property. A statement contained in a document that purports to establish or affect an interest in property if the matter stated was relevant to the document's purpose - unless later dealings with the property are inconsistent with the truth of the statement or the purport of the document.(16) Statement in Ancient Document. A statement in a document that is at least 20 years old and whose authenticity is established.(17) Market Reports and Similar Commercial Publications. Market quotations, lists, directories, or other compilations that are generally relied on by the public or by persons in particular occupations.(18) Deposition Testimony of an Expert. A witness's testimony given in a lawful deposition during the same proceeding if the court finds that the deponent is an expert witness and if the deponent is not a party to the proceeding.(19) Reputation Concerning Personal or Family History. A reputation among a person's family by blood, adoption, or marriage - or among a person's associates or in the community - concerning the person's birth, adoption, legitimacy, ancestry, marriage, divorce, death, relationship by blood, adoption, or marriage, or similar facts of personal or family history.(20) Reputation Concerning Boundaries or General History. A reputation in a community - arising before the controversy - concerning boundaries of land in the community or customs that affect the land, or concerning general historical events important to that community, state, or nation.(21) Reputation Concerning Character. A reputation among a person's associates or in the community concerning the person's character.(22) Judgment of a Previous Conviction. Evidence of a final judgment of conviction if: (A) the judgment was entered after a trial or guilty plea, but not nolo contendere plea unless allowed by MRE 410;(B) the conviction was for a crime punishable by death or by imprisonment for more than a year;(C) the evidence is admitted to prove any fact essential to the judgment; and(D) when offered by the prosecutor in a criminal case for a purpose other than impeachment, the judgment was against the defendant.The pendency of an appeal may be shown but does not affect admissibility.
(23) Judgment Involving Personal, Family, or General History, or a Boundary. A judgment that is admitted to prove a matter of personal, family or general history, or boundaries, if the matter: (A) was essential to the judgment; and(B) could be proved by evidence of reputation. Amended September 20, 2023, effective 1/1/2024; amended April 11, 2024, effective 4/11/2024.