§ 1271

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

Evidence of a writing made as a record of an act, condition, or event is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the act, condition, or event if:

(a)The writing was made in the regular course of a business;
(b)The writing was made at or near the time of the act, condition, or event;
(c)The custodian or other qualified witness testifies to its identity and the mode of its preparation; and
(d)The sources of information and method and time of preparation were such as to indicate its trustworthiness.

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