Rule 601 - General Rules of Competency(a) Every person is competent to be a witness unless these rules provide otherwise.(b) In an action for the declarant's wrongful death, a statement of the declarant is admissible against the plaintiff notwithstanding the hearsay rule.(c) In an action against the declarant's estate, the declarant's statement is admissible notwithstanding the hearsay rule if it was made at a time when the matter had been recently perceived by the declarant and while the declarant's recollection was clear unless it was made under circumstances indicating its lack of trustworthiness. (1) Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in an action upon a claim or demand against the estate of the declarant if the statement was made upon the personal knowledge of the declarant at a time when the matter had been recently perceived by the declarant and while the declarant's recollection was clear. (2) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness. 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 style 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.