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ACT No. 630
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 624
BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact Code of Evidence Article 702, relative to expert testimony; to provide2
certain criteria for expert testimony; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. Code of Evidence Article 702 is hereby amended and reenacted to read5
as follows: 6
Art. 702. Testimony by experts 7
If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of8
fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as9
an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto10
in the form of an opinion or otherwise. A witness who is qualified as an expert by11
knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an12
opinion or otherwise if:13
(1) The expert's scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will14
help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue;15
(2) The testimony is based on sufficient facts or data;16
(3) The testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; and17
(4) The expert has reliably applied the principles and methods to the facts of18
the case.19 ENROLLEDHB NO. 624
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Section 2. No change in law or result in a ruling on evidence admissibility shall be1
presumed or is intended by the Legislature of Louisiana by the passage of this Act.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: