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Cal. Evid. Code § 1281
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§ 1281 [Vital Records Registration Exception]
Division 10: Hearsay Evidence | Chapter 2: Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule | Article 8: Official Records and Other Official Writings
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Rule Text
Evidence of a writing made as a record of a birth, fetal death, death, or marriage is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the maker was required by law to file the writing in a designated public office and the writing was made and filed as required by law.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.