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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 622.10B BENEVOLENT GESTURES. 1 2 1. The portion of statements, writings, or benevolent 1 3 gestures limited to expressing sympathy or a general sense of 1 4 benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of a 1 5 person involved in an accident and made to that person or to a 1 6 family member of that person shall be inadmissible as evidence 1 7 of an admission of liability in a civil action. A statement 1 8 of fault or an admission against interest, however, which is 1 9 part of, or in addition to, any of the above shall not be 1 10 inadmissible pursuant to this section. 1 11 2. For purposes of this section: 1 12 a. "Accident" means an occurrence resulting in injury or 1 13 death to a person which is not the result of a willful action 1 14 by a party. 1 15 b. "Benevolent gestures" means an action which conveys a 1 16 sense of compassion or commiseration emanating from humane 1 17 impulses. 1 18 c. "Family member" means the spouse, parent, grandparent, 1 19 stepparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, 1 20 half sister, or parent-in-law. 1 21 EXPLANATION 1 22 This bill provides that the portion of statements, 1 23 writings, or benevolent gestures limited to expressing 1 24 sympathy or benevolence made to a person or to a family member 1 25 of a person involved in an accident are inadmissible as 1 26 evidence of admission of liability in a civil action. The 1 27 bill provides definitions of "accident", "benevolent 1 28 gestures", and "family member" for the purposes of the bill. 1 29 LSB 1853SC 79 1 30 pf/gg/8.1
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