Cal. EVID § 1532
This is the official text of Cal. EVID § 1532, part of California’s Evidence Code — sets the rules for what evidence is admissible in California courts.
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Official statutory text
(a) The official record of a writing is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of the original recorded writing if:
(1) The record is in fact a record of an office of a public entity; and
(2) A statute authorized such a writing to be recorded in that office.
(b) The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.
(1) The record is in fact a record of an office of a public entity; and
(2) A statute authorized such a writing to be recorded in that office.
(b) The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.
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