Statute · California Evidence Code
Cal. Evid. Code § 1281 — Official Records and Other Official Writings
Cal. Evid. Code § 1281
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Evidence Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Evidence of a writing made as a record of a birth, fetal death, death, or marriage is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the maker was required by law to file the writing in a designated public office and the writing was made and filed as required by law.
Citator
Cal. Evid. Code § 1281 — 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 a birth, fetal death, death, or marriage is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the maker was required by law to file the writing in a designated public office and the writing was made and filed as required by law.