California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 872.5

Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 100, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1999.

Notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 1520) of Chapter 2 of Division 11 of the Evidence Code, in a preliminary examination the content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original or otherwise admissible secondary evidence.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 872.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-3-additional-provisions-regarding-criminal-procedure/chapter-7-examination-of-the-case-and-discharge-of-the-defendant-or-holding-him-to-answer/section-872.5

Other sections in Chapter 7 - Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer

§ 858§ 858.5§ 858.7§ 859§ 859.1§ 859.5§ 859.7§ 859a§ 859b§ 859c…§ 875§ 876§ 877§ 877a§ 878§ 879§ 880§ 881§ 882§ 883

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