{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.405","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 90.405","heading":"Methods of proving character.","body":"(1) REPUTATION.—When evidence of the character of a person or of a trait of that person’s character is admissible, proof may be made by testimony about that person’s reputation.\n(2) SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF CONDUCT.—When character or a trait of character of a person is an essential element of a charge, claim, or defense, proof may be made of specific instances of that person’s conduct.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 7, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 474, ch. 95-147.","path":["TITLE VII EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 90 EVIDENCE CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0090/0090.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:58:45Z","sha256":"5ed280181eae597d9846ba77c79cbecc759d9d168c085c6aae1d5628f1a14895","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.404","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}