“Writing” means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing, any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, and any record thereby created, regardless of the manner in which the record has been stored.
Cal. Evid. Code § 250
WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case 38 Cal. 4th 491 - People v. Avila (2006)
Most recently applied in 10 Cal. 5th 686 - People v. Flinner (November 2020)
Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 945, Sec. 1
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