Evidence Code § 1271
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Evidence Code § 1271 is a California statute that sets out the business records exception to the hearsay rule, allowing certain records made in the regular course of business to be admitted as evidence in court.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California statute
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evidence rule ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
records kept by businesses
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records kept by governmental entities ⓘ records kept by institutions ⓘ records kept by professions ⓘ records of acts ⓘ records of conditions ⓘ records of events ⓘ writings ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | declarant is not testifying to contents of record ⓘ |
| citationFormat | Evid. Code, § 1271 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | California Evidence Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conditionForAdmissibility |
custodian or qualified witness available to testify
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record made at or near time of occurrence ⓘ record made in regular course of business ⓘ trustworthiness of sources and method of preparation ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | personal knowledge of each entry by foundation witness ⓘ |
| effect | permits admission of otherwise hearsay business records ⓘ |
| exceptionCategory | business records exception ⓘ |
| exceptionType | hearsay exception ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
method and time of preparation of record
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trustworthiness of business record ⓘ |
| foundationWitness |
custodian of records
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other qualified witness ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain | evidence law ⓘ |
| partOf |
California Evidence Code Chapter on Hearsay Exceptions
NERFINISHED
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California Evidence Code Division 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | business records exception to hearsay ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow reliable business records into evidence
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to create an exception to exclusion of hearsay ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Evidence Code § 1270
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Evidence Code § 1272 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo | hearsay rule ⓘ |
| requires |
custodian or qualified witness testimony
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foundation for mode and time of preparation ⓘ record offered to prove act, condition, or event stated in it ⓘ sources of information and method and time of preparation indicate trustworthiness ⓘ writing made at or near the time of the act, condition, or event ⓘ writing made in regular course of business ⓘ |
| requiresShowingBy | proponent of the evidence ⓘ |
| standardOfProof | preponderance of the evidence ⓘ |
| usedIn |
civil proceedings
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criminal proceedings ⓘ |
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