{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1227","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1227","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":"Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 131, Sec. 58.   (AB 1754)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>Evidence of a statement by the deceased is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if offered against the plaintiff in an action for wrongful death brought under Article 6 (commencing with Section 377.60) of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.</p>","text":"Evidence of a statement by the deceased is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if offered against the plaintiff in an action for wrongful death brought under Article 6 (commencing with Section 377.60) of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/confessions-and-admissions-1227","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}