Evidence of a witness's character may be admitted under 607, 608, and 609.

• A. Only under 404.
• B. Only for the credibility of the witness.
• C. Evidence of a witness's character may be admitted under 607, 608, and 609.
• D. Such evidence is never admissible.

Answer: (C)

Impeaching a witness’s credibility is handled by specific impeachment rules that govern character evidence. A witness’s character for truthfulness can be challenged under multiple provisions.

First, a party may attack credibility directly under a rule that allows any party to impeach a witness’s character for truthfulness. This means testimony or evidence about the witness’s general character for honesty can be introduced to question reliability.

Second, there is a rule that authorizes using reputation or opinion evidence about a witness’s truthfulness. This lets you bring in what others think or say about the witness’s honesty, which can impact how credible the witness appears.

Third, another rule provides a path to admit evidence of a prior conviction to impeach a witness’s credibility, subject to time limits and the nature of the crime. Crimes involving dishonesty or false statements are particularly relevant, with restrictions on how old the conviction may be and other balancing considerations.

These routes exist specifically for impeachment, separate from general character evidence rules that ban using character to prove conduct in accordance with a trait. That’s why the best answer is that evidence of a witness’s character may be admitted under those three rules. The other options are incorrect because they either limit impeachment too narrowly or state that such evidence is never admissible, which isn’t true under these rules.