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23 U.S.C. § 407

Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys

United States · Title 23 — HIGHWAYS · Status: effective

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23 U.S.C. § 407, Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/459131
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety enhancement of potential accident sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway crossings, pursuant to sections 130, 144, and 148 of this title or for the purpose of developing any highway safety construction improvement project which may be implemented utilizing Federal-aid highway funds shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.

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