Rule 415

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Rule 415 is a provision in the Federal Rules of Evidence that governs the admissibility of evidence of similar acts in civil cases involving sexual assault or child molestation.

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instanceOf provision of the Federal Rules of Evidence
rule of evidence
allows admission of evidence that a party committed any other child molestation
admission of evidence that a party committed any other sexual assault
appliesTo civil cases involving child molestation
civil cases involving sexual assault
citationForm Fed. R. Evid. 415
codifiedIn Title 28 of the United States Code
surface form: Title 28 of the United States Code Appendix
enactedBy United States Congress
evidenceType character and propensity evidence
exceptionTo general prohibition on propensity evidence under Rule 404(a)
governs admissibility of evidence of similar acts in civil cases
implementedBy federal district courts
jurisdiction U.S. federal courts
surface form: United States federal courts
legalEffect permits propensity evidence in specified civil cases
legalSystem common law–based U.S. federal legal system
partOf rules of evidence for the federal courts
surface form: Federal Rules of Evidence
purpose to allow juries to consider patterns of sexual misconduct in civil cases
relatedTo Rule 413
Rule 414
requires advance notice to the opposing party of intent to use such evidence
scope applies when a party is accused of child molestation in a civil case
applies when a party is accused of sexual assault in a civil case
standard evidence is subject to Rule 403 balancing
subjectMatter similar acts of child molestation
similar acts of sexual assault

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