Statute · California Evidence Code
Cal. Evid. Code § 1280 — Official Records and Other Official Writings
Cal. Evid. Code § 1280
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Evidence Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1997-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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:
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Cal. Evid. Code § 1280 — Official Records and Other Official Writings is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.