{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1045","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1045","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 14. OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [989. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-14"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. General Provisions [1045. - 1055.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-14/chapter-7"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If an original pleading or paper be lost, the Court may authorize a copy thereof to be filed and used instead of the original.</p>","text":"If an original pleading or paper be lost, the Court may authorize a copy thereof to be filed and used instead of the original.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/general-provisions-1045","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}