Rule 2:406 HABIT AND ROUTINE PRACTICE IN CIVIL CASES (derived from Code § 8.01-397.1)
Article IV: Relevancy, Policy, and Character Trait Proof
Rule Text
(a) Admissibility. In a civil case, evidence of a person's habit or of an organization's routine practice, 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 conformed with the habit or routine practice. Evidence of prior conduct may be relevant to rebut evidence of habit or routine practice.
(b) Habit and r outine practice defined. A “habit” is a person's regular response to repeated specific situations. A “routine practice” is a regular course of conduct of a group of persons or an organization in response to repeated specific situations.
Amendment history: Adopted and promulgated by Order dated June 1, 2012; effective July 1, 2012.