{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1159","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1159","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES [1100. - 1162.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies [1150. - 1162.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-9/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 188, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1993.","effective":"1993-01-01","html":"<p>(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.</p><p>(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.</p>","text":"(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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/other-evidence-affected-or-excluded-by-extrinsic-policies-1159","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}