Evid. Code, § 1520 · Article 1. Proof of the Content of a Writing

Evid. Code, § 1520

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 100, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID&sectionNum=1520.
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