Statute · California Evidence Code
Cal. Evid. Code § 1284 — Official Records and Other Official Writings
Cal. Evid. Code § 1284
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Evidence Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Evidence of a writing made by the public employee who is the official custodian of the records in a public office, reciting diligent search and failure to find a record, is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the absence of a record in that office.
Citator
Cal. Evid. Code § 1284 — 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 by the public employee who is the official custodian of the records in a public office, reciting diligent search and failure to find a record, is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the absence of a record in that office.