Statute · California Evidence Code
Cal. Evid. Code § 1421 — Means of Authenticating and Proving Writings
Cal. Evid. Code § 1421
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Evidence Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A writing may be authenticated by evidence that the writing refers to or states matters that are unlikely to be known to anyone other than the person who is claimed by the proponent of the evidence to be the author of the writing.
Citator
Cal. Evid. Code § 1421 — Means of Authenticating and Proving Writings is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A writing may be authenticated by evidence that the writing refers to or states matters that are unlikely to be known to anyone other than the person who is claimed by the proponent of the evidence to be the author of the writing.