{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.801","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 90.801","heading":"Hearsay; definitions; exceptions.","body":"(1) The following definitions apply under this chapter:\n(a) A “declarant” is a person who makes a statement.\n(b) “Hearsay” is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.\n(c) A “statement” is:\n1. An oral or written assertion; or\n2. Nonverbal conduct of a person if it is intended by the person as an assertion.\n(2) A statement is not hearsay if the declarant testifies at the trial or hearing and is subject to cross-examination concerning the statement and the statement is:\n(a) Inconsistent with the declarant’s testimony and was given under oath subject to the penalty of perjury at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding or in a deposition;\n(b) Consistent with the declarant’s testimony and is offered to rebut an express or implied charge against the declarant of improper influence, motive, or recent fabrication; or\n(c) One of identification of a person made after perceiving the person.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 19, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379; s. 2, ch. 81-93; s. 497, ch. 95-147; s. 21, ch. 2023-8.","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":"d9d1018740c2af34e311e5ea788f780b47a4b6510a7f3a6397b06d1be63546f1","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.706","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}