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.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1281
Official Records and Other Official Writings
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 25 Cal. App. 3d 717 - Pilcher v. New York Life Insurance (1972)
Most recently applied in Heighley v. J.C. Penney Life Insurance (April 2003)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.