California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1401

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
(a)Authentication of a writing is required before it may be received in evidence.
(b)Authentication of a writing is required before secondary evidence of its content may be received in evidence.

Cite this section

Cal. Evid. Code § 1401 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-11-writings/chapter-1-authentication-and-proof-of-writings/article-1-requirement-of-authentication/section-1401

Other sections in Article 1 - Requirement of Authentication

§ 1400§ 1401§ 1402

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