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Cal. Evid. Code § 1532 — Official Writings and Recorded Writings

Cal. Evid. Code § 1532

Type
Statute
Source
California Evidence Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) The official record of a writing is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of the original recorded writing if:

Citator

Cal. Evid. Code § 1532 — Official Writings and Recorded Writings is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) The official record of a writing is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of the original recorded writing if:

(1) The record is in fact a record of an office of a public entity; and

(2) A statute authorized such a writing to be recorded in that office.

(b) The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.