Court Rules Network • courtrules.net
Cal. Evid. Code § 1231.4
Not legal advice. Verify against official sources before relying on this text in any legal matter.
• © 2026 Michigan Legal Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
§ 1231.4 [Restricting Disclosure of Declarant Death Circumstances]
Division 10: Hearsay Evidence | Chapter 2: Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule | Article 2.5: Sworn Statements Regarding Gang-Related Crimes
Section titles shown in [brackets] are editorial additions for navigation purposes and are not part of the official statute.
Rule Text
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 causes, but shall merely be told that the declarant is unavailable.
Amendment history: Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 499, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.