California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1953.04

Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 52.

Upon the hearing if the court is satisfied that the statements contained in the written application are true, it shall make an order reciting the substance and effect of the lost, injured, or destroyed record. The order shall have the same effect that the original would have had if it had not been lost, injured, or destroyed, so far as concerns the person making the application, and the persons who have been notified, pursuant to Section 1953.03.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1953.04 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-4-miscellaneous-provisions/title-2-of-the-kinds-and-degrees-of-evidence/chapter-3-writings/article-4-records-destroyed-in-fire-or-calamity/section-1953.04

Other sections in Article 4 - Records Destroyed in Fire or Calamity

§ 1953§ 1953.01§ 1953.02§ 1953.03§ 1953.04§ 1953.05§ 1953.06

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