California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1104

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

Except as provided in Sections 1102 and 1103, evidence of a trait of a person’s character with respect to care or skill is inadmissible to prove the quality of his conduct on a specified occasion.

Cite this section

Cal. Evid. Code § 1104 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-9-evidence-affected-or-excluded-by-extrinsic-policies/chapter-1-evidence-of-character-habit-or-custom/section-1104

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom

§ 1100§ 1101§ 1102§ 1103§ 1104§ 1105§ 1106§ 1107§ 1107.5§ 1108§ 1109

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