{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1261","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1261","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 6. Statements Relating to Wills and to Claims Against Estates [1260. - 1261.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-10/chapter-2/article-6"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in an action upon a claim or demand against the estate of the declarant if the statement was made upon the personal knowledge of the declarant at a time when the matter had been recently perceived by him and while his recollection was clear.</p><p>(b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness. </p>","text":"(a) Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in an action upon a claim or demand against the estate of the declarant if the statement was made upon the personal knowledge of the declarant at a time when the matter had been recently perceived by him and while his recollection was clear. (b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/statements-relating-to-wills-and-to-claims-against-estates-1261","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}