{"data":{"id":"us-ky/kre-407","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRE 407","heading":"Subsequent remedial measures","body":"When, after an event, measures are taken which, if taken previously, would have made an\ninjury or harm allegedly caused by the event less likely to occur, evidence of the\nsubsequent measures is not admissible to prove negligence, culpable conduct, a defect  in\na product, a defect in a product's design, or a need for a warning or instruction. This rule\ndoes not require the exclusion of evidence of subsequent measures when offered for\nanother purpose, such as proving ownership, control, or feasibility of preca utionary\nmeasures, if controverted, or impeachment.","path":["KENTUCKY RULES OF EVIDENCE ----- Legislative Research Commission Note (7/1/92). Although denominated \"rules,\" the elements of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence were enacted as statutes by the Kentucky General Assembly. See 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 88; 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324. Originally codified as KRS Chapter 422A in 1990, the Kentucky Rules of Evidence were renumbered by the Reviser of Statutes, effective July 1, 1992, pursuant to 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 34. By an order dated May 12, 1992, the Kentucky Supreme Court \"adopt[ed] so much of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence as enacted by HB 241 [1992 Ky. Acts ch. 324] as comes within the rule making power of the Court, pursuant to Ky. Const. sec. 116.\""],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20369","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:10Z","sha256":"f14ed39ed5ace8ca56b7c59c3adcbff4084b6ee338c315f8d8c789a8c590dc03","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/kre-406","next":"us-ky/kre-408"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}