{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1241","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1241","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 4. Spontaneous, Contemporaneous, and Dying Declarations [1240. - 1242.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-10/chapter-2/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement:</p><p>(a) Is offered to explain, qualify, or make understandable conduct of the declarant; and</p><p>(b) Was made while the declarant was engaged in such conduct.</p>","text":"Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement: (a) Is offered to explain, qualify, or make understandable conduct of the declarant; and (b) Was made while the declarant was engaged in such conduct.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/spontaneous-contemporaneous-and-dying-declarations-1241","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}