Chapter 4: Admitting and Excluding Evidence | Article 1: General Provisions

§ 350 No evidence is admissible except relevant evidence. § 351 Except as otherwise provided by statute, all relevant evidence is admissible. § 351.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the results of a polygraph examination, the opinion of a polygraph examiner, or any reference to an of… § 351.2 (a) In a civil action for personal injury or wrongful death, evidence of a person’s immigration status shall not be admitted into evidence, nor shall … § 351.3 (a) In a civil action not governed by Section 351. § 351.4 (a) In a criminal action, evidence of a person’s immigration status shall not be disclosed in open court by a party or their attorney unless the judge… § 352 The court in its discretion may exclude evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) nec… § 352.1 In any criminal proceeding under Section 261, 262, or 264. § 352.2 (a) In any criminal proceeding where a party seeks to admit as evidence a form of creative expression, the court, while balancing the probative value … § 353 A verdict or finding shall not be set aside, nor shall the judgment or decision based thereon be reversed, by reason of the erroneous admission of evi… § 354 A verdict or finding shall not be set aside, nor shall the judgment or decision based thereon be reversed, by reason of the erroneous exclusion of evi… § 355 When evidence is admissible as to one party or for one purpose and is inadmissible as to another party or for another purpose, the court upon request … § 356 Where part of an act, declaration, conversation, or writing is given in evidence by one party, the whole on the same subject may be inquired into by a… § 600 (a) A presumption is an assumption of fact that the law requires to be made from another fact or group of facts found or otherwise established in the … § 601 A presumption is either conclusive or rebuttable. § 602 A statute providing that a fact or group of facts is prima facie evidence of another fact establishes a rebuttable presumption. § 603 A presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence is a presumption established to implement no public policy other than to facilitate the deter… § 604 The effect of a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence is to require the trier of fact to assume the existence of the presumed fact un… § 605 A presumption affecting the burden of proof is a presumption established to implement some public policy other than to facilitate the determination of… § 606 The effect of a presumption affecting the burden of proof is to impose upon the party against whom it operates the burden of proof as to the nonexiste… § 607 When a presumption affecting the burden of proof operates in a criminal action to establish presumptively any fact that is essential to the defendant’… § 730 When it appears to the court, at any time before or during the trial of an action, that expert evidence is or may be required by the court or by any p… § 731 (a) (1) In all criminal actions and juvenile court proceedings, the compensation fixed under Section 730 shall be a charge against the county in which… § 732 Any expert appointed by the court under Section 730 may be called and examined by the court or by any party to the action. § 733 Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed or construed to prevent any party to any action from producing other expert evidence on the same fac… § 930 To the extent that such privilege exists under the Constitution of the United States or the State of California, a defendant in a criminal case has a … § 1231 Evidence of a prior statement made by a declarant is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the declarant is deceased and the proponent of intro… § 1231.1 A statement is admissible pursuant to Section 1231 only if the proponent of the statement makes known to the adverse party the intention to offer the … § 1231.2 A peace officer may administer and certify oaths for purposes of this article. § 1231.3 Any law enforcement officer testifying as to any hearsay statement pursuant to this article shall either have five years of law enforcement experience… § 1231.4 If evidence of a prior statement is introduced pursuant to this article, the jury may not be told that the declarant died from other than natural caus… § 1520 The content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original. § 1521 (a) The content of a writing may be proved by otherwise admissible secondary evidence. § 1522 (a) In addition to the grounds for exclusion authorized by Section 1521, in a criminal action the court shall exclude secondary evidence of the conten… § 1523 (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, oral testimony is not admissible to prove the content of a writing.