{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.609","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 90.609","heading":"Character of witness as impeachment.","body":"A party may attack or support the credibility of a witness, including an accused, by evidence in the form of reputation, except that:\n(1) The evidence may refer only to character relating to truthfulness.\n(2) Evidence of a truthful character is admissible only after the character of the witness for truthfulness has been attacked by reputation evidence.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 15, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379.","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":"096940e9511d2fd2805b2d2344c6cca46cdf1bc84224bd3172776ccd59f48c25","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.608","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}