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Evidence Code § 1159

CHAPTER 3. Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies

Current as of September 28, 2026Evid. Code, § 1159Official source ↗

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

(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.