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Cal. Evid. Code § 255
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§ 255 [Definition of Original Writing]
Division 2: Words and Phrases Defined
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Rule Text
“Original” means the writing itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An “original” of a photograph includes the negative or any print therefrom. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the data accurately, is an “original.”
Amendment history: Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 708.