Cal. Evid. Code § 1280

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.

Section 1280 - Official records exception

Evidence of a writing made as a record of an act, condition, or event is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in any civil or criminal proceeding to prove the act, condition, or event if all of the following applies:

(a) The writing was made by and within the scope of duty of a public employee.

(b) The writing was made at or near the time of the act, condition, or event.

(c) The sources of information and method and time of preparation were such as to indicate its trustworthiness.

Ca. Evid. Code § 1280

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 642, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.