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CA Ev Code § 1159 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 3 - Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies|Section 1159.

1159.  (a) No evidence pertaining to live animal experimentation, including, but not limited to, injury, impact, or crash experimentation, shall be admissible in any product liability action involving a motor vehicle or vehicles.(b) This section shall apply to cases for which a trial has not actually commenced, as described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 581 of the Code of Civil Procedure, on January 1, 1993.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Ev Code § 1160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 3 - Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies|Section 1160.

1160.  (a) The portion of statements, writings, or benevolent gestures expressing sympathy or a general sense of benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of a person involved in an accident and made to that person or to the family of that person shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability in a civil action. A statement of fault, however, which is part of, or in addition to, any of the above shall not be inadmissible pursuant to this section.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) “Accident” means an occurrence resulting in injury or death to one or more persons which is not the result of willful action by a party.(2) “Benevolent gestures” means actions which convey a sense of compassion or commiseration emanating from humane impulses.(3) “Family” means the spouse, parent, grandparent, stepmother, stepfather, child, grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, adopted children of parent, or spouse’s parents of an injured party.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 195, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Ev Code § 1161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 3 - Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies|Section 1161.

1161.  (a) Evidence that a victim of human trafficking, as defined in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code, has engaged in any commercial sexual act as a result of being a victim of human trafficking is inadmissible to prove the victim’s criminal liability for the commercial sexual act.(b) Evidence of sexual history or history of any commercial sexual act of a victim of human trafficking, as defined in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code, is inadmissible to attack the credibility or impeach the character of the victim in any civil or criminal proceeding.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 126, Sec. 1. (AB 694) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section was added on Nov. 6, 2012, by initiative Prop. 35.)
CA Ev Code § 1162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES|CHAPTER 3 - Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies|Section 1162.

1162.  Evidence that a victim of, or a witness to, a serious felony as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 of, an assault in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 245 of, domestic violence in violation of Section 273.5 of, extortion in violation of Section 518 of, human trafficking in violation of Section 236.1 of, sexual battery in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 243.4 of, or stalking in violation of Section 646.9 of, the Penal Code, has engaged in an act of prostitution at or around the time they were the victim of or witness to the crime is inadmissible in a separate prosecution of that victim or witness to prove criminal liability for the act of prostitution.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 141, Sec. 3. (SB 233) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Ev Code § 1200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 1200.

1200.  (a) “Hearsay evidence” is evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated.(b) Except as provided by law, hearsay evidence is inadmissible.(c) This section shall be known and may be cited as the hearsay rule.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 1201.

1201.  A statement within the scope of an exception to the hearsay rule is not inadmissible on the ground that the evidence of such statement is hearsay evidence if such hearsay evidence consists of one or more statements each of which meets the requirements of an exception to the hearsay rule.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 650.)
CA Ev Code § 1202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 1202.

1202.  Evidence of a statement or other conduct by a declarant that is inconsistent with a statement by such declarant received in evidence as hearsay evidence is not inadmissible for the purpose of attacking the credibility of the declarant though he is not given and has not had an opportunity to explain or to deny such inconsistent statement or other conduct. Any other evidence offered to attack or support the credibility of the declarant is admissible if it would have been admissible had the declarant been a witness at the hearing. For the purposes of this section, the deponent of a deposition taken in the action in which it is offered shall be deemed to be a hearsay declarant.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 1203.

1203.  (a) The declarant of a statement that is admitted as hearsay evidence may be called and examined by any adverse party as if under cross-examination concerning the statement.(b) This section is not applicable if the declarant is (1) a party, (2) a person identified with a party within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 776, or (3) a witness who has testified in the action concerning the subject matter of the statement.(c) This section is not applicable if the statement is one described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1220), Article 3 (commencing with Section 1235), or Article 10 (commencing with Section 1300) of Chapter 2 of this division.(d) A statement that is otherwise admissible as hearsay evidence is not made inadmissible by this section because the declarant who made the statement is unavailable for examination pursuant to this section.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1203.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 1203.1.

1203.1.  Section 1203 is not applicable if the hearsay statement is offered at a preliminary examination, as provided in Section 872 of the Penal Code.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 115, Sec. 8. Note: Prop. 115 is titled the Crime Victims Justice Reform Act.)
CA Ev Code § 1204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 1204.

1204.  A statement that is otherwise admissible as hearsay evidence is inadmissible against the defendant in a criminal action if the statement was made, either by the defendant or by another, under such circumstances that it is inadmissible against the defendant under the Constitution of the United States or the State of California.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 1205.

1205.  Nothing in this division shall be construed to repeal by implication any other statute relating to hearsay evidence.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 11 - WRITINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Official Writings Affecting Property|Section 1600.

1600.  (a) The record of an instrument or other document purporting to establish or affect an interest in property is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of the original recorded document and its execution and delivery by each person by whom it purports to have been executed if:(1) The record is in fact a record of an office of a public entity; and(2) A statute authorized such a document to be recorded in that office.(b) The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 650.)
CA Ev Code § 1601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 11 - WRITINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Official Writings Affecting Property|Section 1601.

1601.  (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), when in any action it is desired to prove the contents of the official record of any writing lost or destroyed by conflagration or other public calamity, after proof of such loss or destruction, the following may, without further proof, be admitted in evidence to prove the contents of such record:(1) Any abstract of title made and issued and certified as correct prior to such loss or destruction, and purporting to have been prepared and made in the ordinary course of business by any person engaged in the business of preparing and making abstracts of title prior to such loss or destruction; or(2) Any abstract of title, or of any instrument affecting title, made, issued, and certified as correct by any person engaged in the business of insuring titles or issuing abstracts of title to real estate, whether the same was made, issued, or certified before or after such loss or destruction and whether the same was made from the original records or from abstract and notes, or either, taken from such records in the preparation and upkeeping of its plant in the ordinary course of its business.(b) No proof of the loss of the original writing is required other than the fact that the original is not known to the party desiring to prove its contents to be in existence.(c) Any party desiring to use evidence admissible under this section shall give reasonable notice in writing to all other parties to the action who have appeared therein, of his intention to use such evidence at the trial of the action, and shall give all such other parties a reasonable opportunity to inspect the evidence, and also the abstracts, memoranda, or notes from which it was compiled, and to take copies thereof.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 11 - WRITINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Official Writings Affecting Property|Section 1603.

1603.  A deed of conveyance of real property, purporting to have been executed by a proper officer in pursuance of legal process of any of the courts of record of this state, acknowledged and recorded in the office of the recorder of the county wherein the real property therein described is situated, or the record of such deed, or a certified copy of such record, is prima facie evidence that the property or interest therein described was thereby conveyed to the grantee named in such deed. The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 650.)
CA Ev Code § 1604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 11 - WRITINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Official Writings Affecting Property|Section 1604.

1604.  A certificate of purchase, or of location, of any lands in this state, issued or made in pursuance of any law of the United States or of this state, is prima facie evidence that the holder or assignee of such certificate is the owner of the land described therein; but this evidence may be overcome by proof that, at the time of the location, or time of filing a preemption claim on which the certificate may have been issued, the land was in the adverse possession of the adverse party, or those under whom he claims, or that the adverse party is holding the land for mining purposes.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
CA Ev Code § 1605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Evidence Code - EVID|DIVISION 11 - WRITINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Official Writings Affecting Property|Section 1605.

1605.  Duplicate copies and authenticated translations of original Spanish title papers relating to land claims in this state, derived from the Spanish or Mexican governments, prepared under the supervision of the Keeper of Archives, authenticated by the Surveyor-General or his successor and by the Keeper of Archives, and filed with a county recorder, in accordance with Chapter 281 of the Statutes of 1865–66, are admissible as evidence with like force and effect as the originals and without proving the execution of such originals.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 650.)
CA Fam Code § 1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 1.

1.  This code shall be known as the Family Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 2.

2.  A provision of this code, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment, and a reference in a statute to the provision of this code shall be deemed to include a reference to the previously existing provision unless a contrary intent appears.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 78. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 3.

3.  A provision of this code, insofar as it is the same in substance as a provision of a uniform act, shall be construed to effectuate the general purpose to make uniform the law in those states which enact that provision.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 4.

4.  (a) As used in this section:(1) “New law” means either of the following, as the case may be:(A) The act that enacted this code.(B) The act that makes a change in this code, whether effectuated by amendment, addition, or repeal of a provision of this code.(2) “Old law” means the applicable law in effect before the operative date of the new law.(3) “Operative date” means the operative date of the new law.(b) This section governs the application of the new law except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in the new law.(c) Subject to the limitations provided in this section, the new law applies on the operative date to all matters governed by the new law, regardless of whether an event occurred or circumstance existed before, on, or after the operative date, including, but not limited to, commencement of a proceeding, making of an order, or taking of an action.(d) If a document or paper is filed before the operative date, the contents, execution, and notice thereof are governed by the old law and not by the new law; but subsequent proceedings taken after the operative date concerning the document or paper, including an objection or response, a hearing, an order, or other matter relating thereto is governed by the new law and not by the old law.(e) If an order is made before the operative date, or an action on an order is taken before the operative date, the validity of the order or action is governed by the old law and not by the new law. Nothing in this subdivision precludes proceedings after the operative date to modify an order made, or alter a course of action commenced, before the operative date to the extent proceedings for modification of an order or alteration of a course of action of that type are otherwise provided in the new law.(f) No person is liable for an action taken before the operative date that was proper at the time the action was taken, even though the action would be improper if taken on or after the operative date, and the person has no duty, as a result of the enactment of the new law, to take any step to alter the course of action or its consequences.(g) If the new law does not apply to a matter that occurred before the operative date, the old law continues to govern the matter notwithstanding its repeal or amendment by the new law.(h) If a party shows, and the court determines, that application of a particular provision of the new law or of the old law in the manner required by this section or by the new law would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the proceedings or the rights of the parties or other interested persons in connection with an event that occurred or circumstance that existed before the operative date, the court may, notwithstanding this section or the new law, apply either the new law or the old law to the extent reasonably necessary to mitigate the substantial interference.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 5.

5.  Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 6.

6.  Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the general provisions and rules of construction in this part govern the construction of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 7.

7.  Whenever a reference is made to a portion of this code or to another law, the reference applies to all amendments and additions regardless of when made.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 8.

8.  Unless otherwise expressly stated:(a) “Division” means a division of this code.(b) “Part” means a part of the division in which that term occurs.(c) “Chapter” means a chapter of the division or part, as the case may be, in which that term occurs.(d) “Article” means an article of the chapter in which that term occurs.(e) “Section” means a section of this code.(f) “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs.(g) “Paragraph” means a paragraph of the subdivision in which that term occurs.(h) “Subparagraph” means a subparagraph of the paragraph in which that term occurs.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 9.

9.  The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the present.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 10.

10.  The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 11.

11.  A reference to “husband” and “wife,” “spouses,” or “married persons,” or a comparable term, includes persons who are lawfully married to each other and persons who were previously lawfully married to each other, as is appropriate under the circumstances of the particular case.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 12.

12.  “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. “Shall not” and “may not” are prohibitory.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS|Section 13.

13.  If a provision or clause of this code or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the code which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this code are severable.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 50 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 50.

50.  Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions and rules of construction in this part govern the construction of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 58 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 58.

58.  “Child for whom support may be ordered” means a minor child and a child for whom support is authorized under Section 3587, 3901, or 3910.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 79. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 63 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 63.

63.  “Community estate” includes both community property and quasi-community property.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 79.3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 65 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 65.

65.  “Community property” is property that is community property under Part 2 (commencing with Section 760) of Division 4.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 67 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 67.

67.  “County” includes city and county.(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)
CA Fam Code § 70 (2021)
2021 California Code|Family Code - FAM|DIVISION 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|PART 2 - DEFINITIONS|Section 70.

70.  (a) “Date of separation” means the date that a complete and final break in the marital relationship has occurred, as evidenced by both of the following:(1) The spouse has expressed to the other spouse the intent to end the marriage.(2) The conduct of the spouse is consistent with the intent to end the marriage.(b) In determining the date of separation, the court shall take into consideration all relevant evidence.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to abrogate the decisions in In re Marriage of Davis (2015) 61 Cal.4th 846 and In re Marriage of Norviel (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 1152.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 115, Sec. 1. (AB 1817) Effective January 1, 2020.)