California Evidence Code 1531 – For the purpose of evidence, whenever a copy of a writing is attested …
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For the purpose of evidence, whenever a copy of a writing is attested or certified, the attestation or certificate must state in substance that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be.
(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1531
- Original: means the writing itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. See California Evidence Code 255
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Evidence Code 220
- 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. See California Evidence Code 250