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.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1341
Commercial, Scientific, and Similar Publications
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 5 Cal. App. 4th 234 - Osborn v. Irwin Memorial Blood Bank (1992)
Most recently applied in 101 Cal. App. 4th 278 - Western Aggregates, Inc. v. County of Yuba (August 2002)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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