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CA Ev Code § 1282 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 8 - Official Records and Other Official Writings|Section 1282.

1282.  A written finding of presumed death made by an employee of the United States authorized to make such finding pursuant to the Federal Missing Persons Act (56 Stats. 143, 1092, and P.L. 408, Ch. 371, 2d Sess. 78th Cong.; 50 U.S.C. App. 1001–1016), as enacted or as heretofore or hereafter amended, shall be received in any court, office, or other place in this state as evidence of the death of the person therein found to be dead and of the date, circumstances, and place of his disappearance.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1283 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 8 - Official Records and Other Official Writings|Section 1283.

1283.  An official written report or record that a person is missing, missing in action, interned in a foreign country, captured by a hostile force, beleaguered by a hostile force, beseiged by a hostile force, or detained in a foreign country against his will, or is dead or is alive, made by an employee of the United States authorized by any law of the United States to make such report or record shall be received in any court, office, or other place in this state as evidence that such person is missing, missing in action, interned in a foreign country, captured by a hostile force, beleaguered by a hostile force, besieged by a hostile force, or detained in a foreign country against his will, or is dead or is alive.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1284 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 8 - Official Records and Other Official Writings|Section 1284.

1284.  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.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 9 - Former Testimony|Section 1290.

1290.  As used in this article, “former testimony” means testimony given under oath in:(a) Another action or in a former hearing or trial of the same action;(b) A proceeding to determine a controversy conducted by or under the supervision of an agency that has the power to determine such a controversy and is an agency of the United States or a public entity in the United States;(c) A deposition taken in compliance with law in another action; or(d) An arbitration proceeding if the evidence of such former testimony is a verbatim transcript thereof.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1291 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 9 - Former Testimony|Section 1291.

1291.  (a) Evidence of former testimony is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the declarant is unavailable as a witness and:(1) The former testimony is offered against a person who offered it in evidence in his own behalf on the former occasion or against the successor in interest of such person; or(2) The party against whom the former testimony is offered was a party to the action or proceeding in which the testimony was given and had the right and opportunity to cross-examine the declarant with an interest and motive similar to that which he has at the hearing.(b) The admissibility of former testimony under this section is subject to the same limitations and objections as though the declarant were testifying at the hearing, except that former testimony offered under this section is not subject to:(1) Objections to the form of the question which were not made at the time the former testimony was given.(2) Objections based on competency or privilege which did not exist at the time the former testimony was given.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1292 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 9 - Former Testimony|Section 1292.

1292.  (a) Evidence of former testimony is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if:(1) The declarant is unavailable as a witness;(2) The former testimony is offered in a civil action; and(3) The issue is such that the party to the action or proceeding in which the former testimony was given had the right and opportunity to cross-examine the declarant with an interest and motive similar to that which the party against whom the testimony is offered has at the hearing.(b) The admissibility of former testimony under this section is subject to the same limitations and objections as though the declarant were testifying at the hearing, except that former testimony offered under this section is not subject to objections based on competency or privilege which did not exist at the time the former testimony was given.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1293 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 9 - Former Testimony|Section 1293.

1293.  (a) Evidence of former testimony made at a preliminary examination by a minor child who was the complaining witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if:(1) The former testimony is offered in a proceeding to declare the minor a dependent child of the court pursuant to Section 300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(2) The issues are such that a defendant in the preliminary examination in which the former testimony was given had the right and opportunity to cross-examine the minor child with an interest and motive similar to that which the parent or guardian against whom the testimony is offered has at the proceeding to declare the minor a dependent child of the court.(b) The admissibility of former testimony under this section is subject to the same limitations and objections as though the minor child were testifying at the proceeding to declare him or her a dependent child of the court.(c) The attorney for the parent or guardian against whom the former testimony is offered or, if none, the parent or guardian may make a motion to challenge the admissibility of the former testimony upon a showing that new substantially different issues are present in the proceeding to declare the minor a dependent child than were present in the preliminary examination.(d) As used in this section, “complaining witness” means the alleged victim of the crime for which a preliminary examination was held.(e) This section shall apply only to testimony made at a preliminary examination on and after January 1, 1990.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 322, Sec. 1.)
CA Ev Code § 1294 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 9 - Former Testimony|Section 1294.

1294.  (a) The following evidence of prior inconsistent statements of a witness properly admitted in a conditional examination, preliminary hearing, or trial of the same criminal matter pursuant to Section 1235 is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the witness is unavailable and former testimony of the witness is admitted pursuant to Section 1291:(1) A video or audio recorded statement introduced at a conditional examination, preliminary hearing, or prior proceeding concerning the same criminal matter.(2) A transcript, containing the statements, of the conditional examination, preliminary hearing, or prior proceeding concerning the same criminal matter.(b) The party against whom the prior inconsistent statements are offered, at his or her option, may examine or cross-examine any person who testified at the conditional examination, preliminary hearing, or prior proceeding, as to the prior inconsistent statements of the witness.(c) As used in this section, “conditional examination” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1335) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 64, Sec. 1. (AB 1736) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Ev Code § 1300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 10 - Judgments|Section 1300.

1300.  Evidence of a final judgment adjudging a person guilty of a crime punishable as a felony is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in a civil action to prove any fact essential to the judgment whether or not the judgment was based on a plea of nolo contendere.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 390, Sec. 2.)
CA Ev Code § 1301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 10 - Judgments|Section 1301.

1301.  Evidence of a final judgment is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered by the judgment debtor to prove any fact which was essential to the judgment in an action in which he seeks to:(a) Recover partial or total indemnity or exoneration for money paid or liability incurred because of the judgment;(b) Enforce a warranty to protect the judgment debtor against the liability determined by the judgment; or(c) Recover damages for breach of warranty substantially the same as the warranty determined by the judgment to have been breached.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 10 - Judgments|Section 1302.

1302.  When the liability, obligation, or duty of a third person is in issue in a civil action, evidence of a final judgment against that person is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove such liability, obligation, or duty.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 11 - Family History|Section 1310.

1310.  (a) Subject to subdivision (b), evidence of a statement by a declarant who is unavailable as a witness concerning his own birth, marriage, divorce, a parent and child relationship, relationship by blood or marriage, race, ancestry, or other similar fact of his family history is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant had no means of acquiring personal knowledge of the matter declared.(b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1244.)
CA Ev Code § 1311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 11 - Family History|Section 1311.

1311.  (a) Subject to subdivision (b), evidence of a statement concerning the birth, marriage, divorce, death, parent and child relationship, race, ancestry, relationship by blood or marriage, or other similar fact of the family history of a person other than the declarant is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the declarant is unavailable as a witness and:(1) The declarant was related to the other by blood or marriage; or(2) The declarant was otherwise so intimately associated with the other’s family as to be likely to have had accurate information concerning the matter declared and made the statement (i) upon information received from the other or from a person related by blood or marriage to the other or (ii) upon repute in the other’s family.(b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1244.)
CA Ev Code § 1312 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 11 - Family History|Section 1312.

1312.  Evidence of entries in family Bibles or other family books or charts, engravings on rings, family portraits, engravings on urns, crypts, or tombstones, and the like, is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the birth, marriage, divorce, death, parent and child relationship, race, ancestry, relationship by blood or marriage, or other similar fact of the family history of a member of the family by blood or marriage.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1244.)
CA Ev Code § 1313 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 11 - Family History|Section 1313.

1313.  Evidence of reputation among members of a family is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the reputation concerns the birth, marriage, divorce, death, parent and child relationship, race, ancestry, relationship by blood or marriage, or other similar fact of the family history of a member of the family by blood or marriage.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1244.)
CA Ev Code § 1314 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 11 - Family History|Section 1314.

1314.  Evidence of reputation in a community concerning the date or fact of birth, marriage, divorce, or death of a person resident in the community at the time of the reputation is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1315 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 11 - Family History|Section 1315.

1315.  Evidence of a statement concerning a person’s birth, marriage, divorce, death, parent and child relationship, race, ancestry, relationship by blood or marriage, or other similar fact of family history which is contained in a writing made as a record of a church, religious denomination, or religious society is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if:(a) The statement is contained in a writing made as a record of an act, condition, or event that would be admissible as evidence of such act, condition, or event under Section 1271; and(b) The statement is of a kind customarily recorded in connection with the act, condition, or event recorded in the writing.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1244.)
CA Ev Code § 1316 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 11 - Family History|Section 1316.

1316.  Evidence of a statement concerning a person’s birth, marriage, divorce, death, parent and child relationship, race, ancestry, relationship by blood or marriage, or other similar fact of family history is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement is contained in a certificate that the maker thereof performed a marriage or other ceremony or administered a sacrament and:(a) The maker was a clergyman, civil officer, or other person authorized to perform the acts reported in the certificate by law or by the rules, regulations, or requirements of a church, religious denomination, or religious society; and (b) The certificate was issued by the maker at the time and place of the ceremony or sacrament or within a reasonable time thereafter.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1244.)
CA Ev Code § 1320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 12 - Reputation and Statements Concerning Community History, Property Interests, and Character|Section 1320.

1320.  Evidence of reputation in a community is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the reputation concerns an event of general history of the community or of the state or nation of which the community is a part and the event was of importance to the community.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 12 - Reputation and Statements Concerning Community History, Property Interests, and Character|Section 1321.

1321.  Evidence of reputation in a community is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the reputation concerns the interest of the public in property in the community and the reputation arose before controversy.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 12 - Reputation and Statements Concerning Community History, Property Interests, and Character|Section 1322.

1322.  Evidence of reputation in a community is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the reputation concerns boundaries of, or customs affecting, land in the community and the reputation arose before controversy.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 12 - Reputation and Statements Concerning Community History, Property Interests, and Character|Section 1323.

1323.  Evidence of a statement concerning the boundary of land is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the declarant is unavailable as a witness and had sufficient knowledge of the subject, but evidence of a statement is not admissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 12 - Reputation and Statements Concerning Community History, Property Interests, and Character|Section 1324.

1324.  Evidence of a person’s general reputation with reference to his character or a trait of his character at a relevant time in the community in which he then resided or in a group with which he then habitually associated is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1330 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 13 - Dispositive Instruments and Ancient Writings|Section 1330.

1330.  Evidence of a statement contained in a deed of conveyance or a will or other writing purporting to affect an interest in real or personal property is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if:(a) The matter stated was relevant to the purpose of the writing;(b) The matter stated would be relevant to an issue as to an interest in the property; and(c) The dealings with the property since the statement was made have not been inconsistent with the truth of the statement.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 13 - Dispositive Instruments and Ancient Writings|Section 1331.

1331.  Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement is contained in a writing more than 30 years old and the statement has been since generally acted upon as true by persons having an interest in the matter.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1340 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 14 - Commercial, Scientific, and Similar Publications|Section 1340.

1340.  Evidence of a statement, other than an opinion, contained in a tabulation, list, directory, register, or other published compilation is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the compilation is generally used and relied upon as accurate in the course of a business as defined in Section 1270.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1341 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 14 - Commercial, Scientific, and Similar Publications|Section 1341.

1341.  Historical works, books of science or art, and published maps or charts, made by persons indifferent between the parties, are not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove facts of general notoriety and interest.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1360 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 16 - Statements by Children Under the Age of 12 in Child Neglect and Abuse Proceedings|Section 1360.

1360.  (a) In a criminal prosecution where the victim is a minor, a statement made by the victim when under the age of 12 describing any act of child abuse or neglect performed with or on the child by another, or describing any attempted act of child abuse or neglect with or on the child by another, is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if all of the following apply:(1) The statement is not otherwise admissible by statute or court rule.(2) The court finds, in a hearing conducted outside the presence of the jury, that the time, content, and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indicia of reliability.(3) The child either:(A) Testifies at the proceedings.(B) Is unavailable as a witness, in which case the statement may be admitted only if there is evidence of the child abuse or neglect that corroborates the statement made by the child.(b) A statement may not be admitted under this section unless the proponent of the statement makes known to the adverse party the intention to offer the statement and the particulars of the statement sufficiently in advance of the proceedings in order to provide the adverse party with a fair opportunity to prepare to meet the statement.(c) For purposes of this section, “child abuse” means an act proscribed by Section 273a, 273d, or 288.5 of the Penal Code, or any of the acts described in Section 11165.1 of the Penal Code, and “child neglect” means any of the acts described in Section 11165.2 of the Penal Code.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 87, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Ev Code § 1370 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule|ARTICLE 17 - Physical Abuse|Section 1370.

1370.  (a) Evidence of a statement by a declarant is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The statement purports to narrate, describe, or explain the infliction or threat of physical injury upon the declarant.(2) The declarant is unavailable as a witness pursuant to Section 240.(3) The statement was made at or near the time of the infliction or threat of physical injury. Evidence of statements made more than five years before the filing of the current action or proceeding shall be inadmissible under this section.(4) The statement was made under circumstances that would indicate its trustworthiness.(5) The statement was made in writing, was electronically recorded, or made to a physician, nurse, paramedic, or to a law enforcement official.(b) For purposes of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a), circumstances relevant to the issue of trustworthiness include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Whether the statement was made in contemplation of pending or anticipated litigation in which the declarant was interested.(2) Whether the declarant has a bias or motive for fabricating the statement, and the extent of any bias or motive.(3) Whether the statement is corroborated by evidence other than statements that are admissible only pursuant to this section.(c) A statement is admissible pursuant to this section only if the proponent of the statement makes known to the adverse party the intention to offer the statement and the particulars of the statement sufficiently in advance of the proceedings in order to provide the adverse party with a fair opportunity to prepare to meet the statement.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1001, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)