{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-18.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 18.601","heading":"General rule of competency.","body":"Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules. However with respect to an element of a claim or defense as to which State law supplies the rule of decision, the competency of a witness shall be determined in accordance with State law.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor","PART 18—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES","Subpart B—Rules of Evidence"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"cd3ffb25d9478112d65a6f5131110279257065d1470dc6867132468a7a759236","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-18.501","next":"us/29-cfr-18.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}