Division 1: Preliminary Provisions and Construction

§ 1 [Official Name of the Evidence Code] § 2 [Liberal Construction of the Code] § 3 [Severability of Invalid Provisions] § 4 [Preliminary Provisions Govern Construction] § 5 [Headings Do Not Affect Meaning] § 6 [References Include All Amendments] § 7 [Internal Code Reference Definitions] § 8 [Tense Interchangeability Rule] § 9 [Masculine Gender Includes Feminine] § 10 [Singular and Plural Interchangeable] § 11 [Mandatory Versus Permissive Language] § 12 [Operative Date and Transitional Proceedings]