Evid. Code, § 1151 · Chapter 3. Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies
Evid. Code, § 1151
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When, after the occurrence of an event, remedial or precautionary measures are taken, which, if taken previously, would have tended to make the event less likely to occur, evidence of such subsequent measures is inadmissible to prove negligence or culpable conduct in connection with the event.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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