#### Rule 404. Character Evidence; Crimes or Other Acts **(a) Character Evidence.** **(1)** **_Prohibited Uses_.** Evidence of a person’s character or character trait is not admissible to prove that on a particular occasion the person acted in accordance with the character or trait.) **(2)** **_Exceptions for a Defendant or Victim in a Criminal Case_.** The following exceptions apply in a criminal case: **(A)** a defendant may offer evidence of the defendant's pertinent trait, and if the evidence is admitted, the prosecutor may offer evidence to rebut it; **(B)** subject to the limitations in Rule 412, a defendant may offer evidence of an alleged victim’s pertinent trait, and if the evidence is admitted, the prosecutor may: **(i)** offer evidence to rebut it; and **(ii)** offer evidence of the defendant’s same trait; and **(C)** in a homicide case, the prosecutor may offer evidence of the alleged victim’s trait of peacefulness to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor. **(3)** **_Exceptions for a Witness._** Evidence of a witness’s character may be admitted under Rules 607, 608, and 609. **(b) Crimes, Wrongs, or Other Acts.** **(1) _Prohibited Uses_.** Evidence of a crime, wrong, or other act is not admissible to prove a person’s character in order to show that on a particular occasion the person acted in accordance with the character. **(2) _Permitted Uses; Notice in a Criminal Case_.** This evidence may be admissible for another purpose, such as proving motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or lack of accident. On request by a defendant in a criminal case, the prosecutor must: **(A)** provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence that the prosecutor intends to offer at trial; and **(B)** do so before trial — or during trial if the court, for good cause, excuses lack of pretrial notice.