(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.

Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1159

  • Action: includes a civil action and a criminal action. See California Evidence Code 105
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

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

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