# Utah R. Evid. 105: Rule 105. Limited admissibility > Utah · Court rules · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R105 ## Section - **Citation:** Utah R. Evid. 105 - **Heading:** Rule 105. Limited admissibility - **Jurisdiction:** Utah - **Kind:** Court rules - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Utah Court Rules / Utah Rules of Evidence / Utah R. Evid. 105 ## Text If the court admits evidence that is admissible against a party or for a purpose — but not against another party or for another purpose — the court, on timely request, must restrict the evidence to its proper scope and instruct the jury accordingly. 2011 Advisory Committee Note. The language of this rule has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make class and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility. This rule is the federal rule, verbatim. Original Advisory Committee Note. This provision is the federal rule, verbatim, and is comparable to Rule 6, Utah Rules of Evidence (1971). This rule is to be read in conjunction with Rule 20(b), Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, concerning separate trials and Utah Code § 77-8a-1 (1953) concerning severance, and with the caveat that a limiting instruction may be illusory at best, particularly in a complex trial or one in which the evidence substantially consists of inferences, presumptions or circumstantial evidence. The danger of prejudice may also be greater in criminal cases, where life and liberty may be at stake. Cf. Kotteakos v. United States , 328 U.S. 750, 762-63 (1946). See also Terry v. Z.C.M.I ., 605 P.2d 314 (Utah 1979). The matter is addressed to the discretion of the trial judge. ## Nearby sections - [Utah R. Evid. 101 Rule 101. Scope; Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R101.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 102 Rule 102. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R102.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 103 Rule 103. Rulings on evidence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R103.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 104 Rule 104. Preliminary questions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R104.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 105 Rule 105. Limited admissibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R105.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 106 Rule 106. Remainder of or Related Statements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R106.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 201 Rule 201. Judicial notice of adjudicative facts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R201.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 301 Rule 301. Presumptions in general in civil actions and proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R301.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 302 Rule 302. Applicability of federal law in civil actions and proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R302.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 401 Rule 401. Test for Relevant Evidence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R401.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 402 Rule 402. General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R402.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 403 Rule 403. Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R403.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 404 Rule 404. Character Evidence; Crimes or Other Acts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R404.md) - [Utah R. Evid. 405 Rule 405. Methods of proving character](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R405.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_UT_URE_R105. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.