Habit; routine practice; methods of proof

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LA Code › Code code-of-evidence › Article 406

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Evidence of the habit of a person or of the routine practice of an organization, whether corroborated or not and regardless of the presence of eyewitnesses, is relevant to prove that the conduct of the person or organization on a particular occasion was in conformity with the habit or routine practice. The evidence may consist of testimony in the form of an opinion or evidence of specific instances of conduct sufficient in number to warrant a finding that the habit existed or that the practice was routine.

Acts 1988, No. 515, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

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