                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EVIDENCE OF CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST EMPLOYER UNDER STATE, FEDERAL, ETC., SAFETY
CODES INADMISSIBLE IN PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TRIAL (§ 40.1-51.3:2)

In the trial of any action to recover for personal injury or property damage
sustained by any party, in which action it is alleged that an employer acted in
violation of or failed to act in accordance with any provision of this chapter
or any state or federal occupational safety, health and safety standards act,
the fact of the issuance of a citation, the voluntary payment of a civil penalty
by a party charged with a violation, or the judicial assessment of a civil
penalty under this chapter or any such state or federal occupational safety,
health and safety standards act, shall not be admissible in evidence.

HISTORY: 1974, c. 516.