{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1222","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1222","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 10. HEARSAY EVIDENCE [1200. - 1390.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule [1220. - 1390.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-10/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Confessions and Admissions [1220. - 1228.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-10/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Evidence of a statement offered against a party is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if:</p><p>(a) The statement was made by a person authorized by the party to make a statement or statements for him concerning the subject matter of the statement; and </p><p>(b) The evidence is offered either after admission of evidence sufficient to sustain a finding of such authority or, in the court’s discretion as to the order of proof, subject to the admission of such evidence.</p>","text":"Evidence of a statement offered against a party is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if: (a) The statement was made by a person authorized by the party to make a statement or statements for him concerning the subject matter of the statement; and (b) The evidence is offered either after admission of evidence sufficient to sustain a finding of such authority or, in the court’s discretion as to the order of proof, subject to the admission of such evidence.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/confessions-and-admissions-1222","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}