Relevant Evidence Admissible—

Exceptions — Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible. All relevant evidence is admissible, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the United States or of this state, by enactments of the Alaska Legislature, by these rules, or by other rules adopted by the Alaska Supreme Court. Evidence which is not relevant is not admissible. (Added by SCO 364 effective August 1, 1979; amended by SCO 1841 effective October 6, 2014; by SCO 1939 effective December 26, 2018; by SCO 1950 nunc pro tunc July 20, 2019; and by SCO 2033 effective January 1, 2025) Note: Chapter 110 SLA 04 (HB 285) adopts the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. According to Section 3 of the Act, AS 09.80.100, enacted in Section 1, has the effect of amending Evidence Rule 402 by adding a provision that prevents electronic evidence of a record or signature from being inadmissible as evidence just because it is in electronic form. Note: Chapter 62, SLA 2014 (HB 250), effective October 6, 2014, enacted various changes, including a new section AS 09.55.544 restricting the evidence that is admissible in medical malpractice actions. Note: Chapter 108, SLA 2018 (HB 336) enacted a new chapter authorizing Supported Decision-Making Agreements for certain purposes. According to section 2 of the Act, AS 13.56.150(c), added by section 1 of the Act, has the effect of changing Evidence Rule 402 by prohibiting the execution of a RULES OF EVIDENCE