California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1421

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

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.

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Cal. Evid. Code § 1421 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-11-writings/chapter-1-authentication-and-proof-of-writings/article-2-means-of-authenticating-and-proving-writings/section-1421

Other sections in Article 2 - Means of Authenticating and Proving Writings

§ 1410§ 1410.5§ 1411§ 1412§ 1413§ 1414§ 1415§ 1416§ 1417§ 1418§ 1419§ 1420§ 1421

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