Except as otherwise provided by statute, this code applies in every action before the Supreme Court or a court of appeal or superior court, including proceedings in such actions conducted by a referee, court commissioner, or similar officer, but does not apply in grand jury proceedings.
Cal. Evid. Code § 300
Applicability of Code
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 29 Cal. 4th 783 - In Re Scott (2003)
Most recently applied in City of Hesperia v. Lake Arrowhead Cmty. Servs. Dist. (July 2019)
Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 101
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.