HLS 20RS-363 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 78
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
EVIDENCE: Provides relative to evidence of force of impact in personal injury cases
1 AN ACT
2To enact Code of Evidence Article 416, relative to evidence of force of impact; to provide
3 that evidence of force of impact may be considered to determine the occurrence or
4 nature and extent of injury; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Code of Evidence Article 416 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 Art. 416. Force of impact
8 In any claim for personal injury damages, evidence of force of impact may
9 be considered to determine the causation of an injury or the nature and extent of any
10 injuries sustained.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 78 Original 2020 Regular Session Huval
Abstract: Authorizes evidence of force of impact to determine an injury's causation,
nature, and extent.
Present law does not provide for force of impact evidence.
Proposed law provides that such evidence may be used to determine the causation of an
injury and nature and extent of any injuries sustained.
(Adds C.E. Art. 416)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.