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Evidence Code

EVID

Division 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
§§ 1-12
Division 2 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
§§ 100-260
Division 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§§ 300-413
Chapter 1 - Applicability of Code
§§ 300
Chapter 2 - Province of Court and Jury
§§ 310-312
Chapter 3 - Order of Proof
§§ 320
Chapter 4 - Admitting and Excluding Evidence
§§ 350-406
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 350-356
Article 2 - Preliminary Determinations on Admissibility of Evidence
§§ 400-406
Chapter 5 - Weight of Evidence Generally
§§ 410-413
Division 4 - JUDICIAL NOTICE
§§ 450-460
Division 5 - BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES
§§ 500-670
Chapter 1 - Burden of Proof
§§ 500-524
Article 1 - General
§§ 500-502
Article 2 - Burden of Proof on Specific Issues
§§ 520-524
Chapter 2 - Burden of Producing Evidence
§§ 550
Chapter 3 - Presumptions and Inferences
§§ 600-670
Article 1 - General
§§ 600-607
Article 2 - Conclusive Presumptions
§§ 620-624
Article 3 - Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence
§§ 630-647
Article 4 - Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Proof
§§ 660-670
Division 6 - WITNESSES
§§ 700-795
Chapter 1 - Competency
§§ 700-704
Chapter 2 - Oath and Confrontation
§§ 710-712
Chapter 3 - Expert Witnesses
§§ 720-733
Article 1 - Expert Witnesses Generally
§§ 720-723
Article 2 - Appointment of Expert Witness by Court
§§ 730-733
Chapter 4 - Interpreters and Translators
§§ 750-757
Chapter 5 - Method and Scope of Examination
§§ 760-778
Article 1 - Definitions
§§ 760-764
Article 2 - Examination of Witnesses
§§ 765-778
Chapter 6 - Credibility of Witnesses
§§ 780-791
Article 1 - Credibility Generally
§§ 780-783
Article 2 - Attacking or Supporting Credibility
§§ 785-791
Chapter 7 - Hypnosis of Witnesses
§§ 795
Division 7 - OPINION TESTIMONY AND SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
§§ 800-870
Chapter 1 - Expert and Other Opinion Testimony
§§ 800-870
Article 1 - Expert and Other Opinion Testimony Generally
§§ 800-805
Article 2 - Evidence of Market Value of Property
§§ 810-824
Article 3 - Opinion Testimony on Particular Subjects
§§ 870
Division 8 - PRIVILEGES
§§ 900-1070
Chapter 1 - Definitions
§§ 900-905
Division - Applicability of Division
§§ 910
Chapter 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges
§§ 911-920
Chapter 4 - Particular Privileges
§§ 930-1063
Article 1 - Privilege of Defendant in Criminal Case
§§ 930
Article 2 - Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
§§ 940
Article 3 - Lawyer-Client Privilege
§§ 950-962
Article 3.5 - Lawyer Referral Service-Client Privilege
§§ 965-968
Article 4 - Privilege Not to Testify Against Spouse
§§ 970-973
Article 5 - Privilege for Confidential Marital Communications
§§ 980-987
Article 6 - Physician-Patient Privilege
§§ 990-1007
Article 7 - Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
§§ 1010-1027
Article 8 - Clergy Penitent Privileges
§§ 1030-1034
Article 8.5 - Sexual Assault Counselor-Victim Privilege
§§ 1035-1036.2
Article 8.7 - Domestic Violence Counselor-Victim Privilege
§§ 1037-1037.8
Article 8.8 - Human Trafficking Caseworker-Victim Privilege
§§ 1038-1038.3
Article 9 - Official Information and Identity of Informer
§§ 1040-1047
Article 10 - Political Vote
§§ 1050
Article 11 - Trade Secret
§§ 1060-1063
Chapter 5 - Immunity of Newsman From Citation for Contempt
§§ 1070
Division 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES
§§ 1100-1162
Chapter 1 - Evidence of Character, Habit, or Custom
§§ 1100-1109
Chapter 2 - Mediation
§§ 1115-1129
Chapter 3 - Other Evidence Affected or Excluded by Extrinsic Policies
§§ 1150-1162
Division 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE
§§ 1200-1390
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§§ 1200-1205
Chapter 2 - Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule
§§ 1220-1390
Article 1 - Confessions and Admissions
§§ 1220-1228.1
Article 2 - Declarations Against Interest
§§ 1230
Article 2.5 - Sworn Statements Regarding Gang-Related Crimes
§§ 1231-1231.4
Article 3 - Prior Statements of Witnesses
§§ 1235-1238
Article 4 - Spontaneous, Contemporaneous, and Dying Declarations
§§ 1240-1242
Article 5 - Statements of Mental or Physical State
§§ 1250-1253
Article 6 - Statements Relating to Wills and to Claims Against Estates
§§ 1260-1261
Article 7 - Business Records
§§ 1270-1272
Article 8 - Official Records and Other Official Writings
§§ 1280-1285
Article 9 - Former Testimony
§§ 1290-1294
Article 10 - Judgments
§§ 1300-1302
Article 11 - Family History
§§ 1310-1316
Article 12 - Reputation and Statements Concerning Community History, Property Interests, and Character
§§ 1320-1324
Article 13 - Dispositive Instruments and Ancient Writings
§§ 1330-1331
Article 14 - Commercial, Scientific, and Similar Publications
§§ 1340-1341
Article 15 - Declarant Unavailable as Witness
§§ 1350
Article 16 - Statements by Children Under the Age of 12 in Child Neglect and Abuse Proceedings
§§ 1360
Article 17 - Physical Abuse
§§ 1370-1390
Division 11 - WRITINGS
§§ 1400-1605
Chapter 1 - Authentication and Proof of Writings
§§ 1400-1454
Article 1 - Requirement of Authentication
§§ 1400-1402
Article 2 - Means of Authenticating and Proving Writings
§§ 1410-1421
Article 3 - Presumptions Affecting Acknowledged Writings and Official Writings
§§ 1450-1454
Chapter 2 - Secondary Evidence of Writings
§§ 1520-1567
Article 1 - Proof of the Content of a Writing
§§ 1520-1523
Article 2 - Official Writings and Recorded Writings
§§ 1530-1532
Article 3 - Photographic Copies and Printed Representations of Writings
§§ 1550-1553
Article 4 - Production of Business Records
§§ 1560-1567
Chapter 3 - Official Writings Affecting Property
§§ 1600-1605
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Evidence Code

California Evidence Code — EVID

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Division 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
§§ 1-12
Division 2 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
§§ 100-260
Division 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§§ 300-413
Division 4 - JUDICIAL NOTICE
§§ 450-460
Division 5 - BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES
§§ 500-670
Division 6 - WITNESSES
§§ 700-795
Division 7 - OPINION TESTIMONY AND SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
§§ 800-870
Division 8 - PRIVILEGES
§§ 900-1070
Division 9 - EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES
§§ 1100-1162
Division 10 - HEARSAY EVIDENCE
§§ 1200-1390
Division 11 - WRITINGS
§§ 1400-1605

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