Evid. Code, § 1159 · Chapter 3. Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies

Evid. Code, § 1159

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(a) No evidence pertaining to live animal experimentation, including, but not limited to, injury, impact, or crash experimentation, shall be admissible in any product liability action involving a motor vehicle or vehicles.

(b) This section shall apply to cases for which a trial has not actually commenced, as described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 581 of the Code of Civil Procedure, on January 1, 1993.

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History

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.

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Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID&sectionNum=1159.
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Code of Civil Procedure

Code Civ. Proc., § 581Printed as Section 581 of the Code of Civil Procedure

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