California Government Code

§ 11440.45

GOV § 11440.45 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 4.5 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)In any proceedings pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), the portion of statements, writings, or benevolent gestures expressing sympathy or a general sense of benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of a person involved in an accident and made to that person or to the family of that person shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability. A statement of fault, however, which is part of, or in addition to, any of the above shall not be inadmissible pursuant to this section.

(b)For purposes of this section:

(1)“Accident” means an occurrence resulting in injury or death to one or more persons which is not the result of willful action by a party.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 92, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.