California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1159

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.

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Cal. Evid. Code § 1159 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-9-evidence-affected-or-excluded-by-extrinsic-policies/chapter-3-other-evidence-affected-or-excluded-by-extrinsic-policies/section-1159

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies

§ 1150§ 1151§ 1152§ 1153§ 1153.5§ 1154§ 1155§ 1156§ 1156.1§ 1156.5§ 1157§ 1157.5§ 1157.6§ 1157.7§ 1158§ 1159§ 1160§ 1161§ 1162

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