{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1896","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1896","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 2. OF THE KINDS AND DEGREES OF EVIDENCE [1878. - 1974.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Writings [1895. - 1953.13.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-2/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Public Writings [1895. - 1917.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-2/chapter-3/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A written law is that which is promulgated in writing, and of which a record is in existence.</p>","text":"A written law is that which is promulgated in writing, and of which a record is in existence.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/public-writings-1896","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}