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Cal. Evid. Code § 1284
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§ 1284 [Absence of Public Record 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 by the public employee who is the official custodian of the records in a public office, reciting diligent search and failure to find a record, is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the absence of a record in that office.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.