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.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1320
Reputation and Statements Concerning Community History, Property Interests, and Character
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jordan v. Worthen (1977)
Most recently applied in Jordan v. Worthen (March 1977)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.