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Statutes Related to Apologies and Other Sympathetic Gestures Generally

 

StateStatutory Citation
AlaskaAlaska Stat. §09.55.544
ArizonaAriz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §12-2605
ColoradoColo. Rev. Stat. §13-25-135
ConnecticutConn. Gen. Stat. §52-184d
DelawareDel. Code Ann. tit. 10, §4318
District of ColumbiaD.C. Code Ann. §16-2841
GeorgiaGa. Code §24-4-416
GuamGuam Code Ann. tit. 10, §11112
HawaiiHawaii Rev. Stat. §626-1, Rule 409.5
IdahoIdaho Code §9-2-9-207
IllinoisNone. Provision allowing for sympathetic gestures (Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 735, §5/8-1901) declared unconstitutional by state Supreme Court (see Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hosp., 930 N.E.2d 895 (Ill. 2010)).
IndianaInd. Code §34-43.5-1-1 et seq.
IowaIowa Code §622.31
LouisianaLa. Rev. Stat. Ann. §13:3715.5
MaineMe. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, §2907
MarylandMd. Courts & Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §10-920
MassachusettsMass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 233, §79L
MichiganMich. Comp. Laws §600.2155
MissouriMo. Rev. Stat. §538.229
MontanaMont. Code Ann. §26-1-814
NebraskaNeb. Rev. Stat. §27-1201
New HampshireN.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §507-E:4
North CarolinaN.C. Gen. Stat. §8C-1, Rule 413
North DakotaN.D. Cent. Code §31-04-12
OhioOhio Rev. Code Ann. §2317.43
OklahomaOkla. Stat. tit. 63, §1-1708.1H
OregonOr. Rev. Stat. §677.082
PennsylvaniaPa. Stat. tit. 35, §10228.1 et seq.
South CarolinaS.C. Code Ann. §19-1-190
South DakotaS.D. Codified Laws Ann. §19-12-14
UtahUtah Code Ann. §78B-3-422
VermontVt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, §1912
VirginiaVa. Code §8.01-52.1; Va. Code §8.01-581.20:1
West VirginiaW. Va. Code §55-7-11A
WisconsinWis. Stat. §904.14
WyomingWyo. Stat. §1-1-130

 

Statutes Related to Apologies and Other Sympathetic Gestures Related to an Accident

StateStatutory Citation
CaliforniaCal. Evidence Code §1160
FloridaFla. Stat. §90.4026
MassachusettsMass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 233, §23D
TennesseeTenn. Evidence Rule §409.1
TexasTex. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Ann. §18.061
WashingtonWash. Rev. Code §5.66.010

 

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