Section 1203 is not applicable if the hearsay statement is offered at a preliminary examination, as provided in § 872 of the Penal Code.

(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 115, Sec. 8. Note: Prop. 115 is titled the Crime Victims Justice Reform Act.)

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Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1203.1

  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Statement: means (a) oral or written verbal expression or (b) nonverbal conduct of a person intended by him as a substitute for oral or written verbal expression. See California Evidence Code 225