California Evidence Code

§ 1530

EVID § 1530Div. 11 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)A purported copy of a writing in the custody of a public entity, or of an entry in such a writing, is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of such writing or entry if:

(1)The copy purports to be published by the authority of the nation or state, or public entity therein in which the writing is kept;

(2)The office in which the writing is kept is within the United States or within the Panama Canal Zone, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Ryukyu Islands, and the copy is attested or certified as a correct copy of the writing or entry by a public employee, or a deputy of a public employee, having the legal custody of the writing; or

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 41.