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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84027</law_id><section_number>8.01-418.1</section_number><catch_line>Evidence of subsequent measures taken not admissible to prove negligence (Supreme Court Rule 2:407 derived from this section)</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14">Evidence</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>When, after the occurrence of an event, measures are taken which, if taken prior to the event would have made the event less likely to occur, <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of such subsequently taken measures is not <span class="dictionary">admissible</span> to prove <span class="dictionary">negligence</span> or culpable conduct as a cause of the occurrence of the event; provided, that <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of subsequent measures taken shall not be required to be excluded when offered for another purpose for which it may be <span class="dictionary">admissible</span>, including, but not limited to, proof of ownership, control, feasibility of precautionary measures if controverted, or for <span class="dictionary">impeachment</span>.</p></section></text><history>1978, c. 165.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
