{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1281","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1281","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 8. Official Records and Other Official Writings [1280. - 1285.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-10/chapter-2/article-8"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Evidence of a writing made as a record of a birth, fetal death, death, or marriage is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the maker was required by law to file the writing in a designated public office and the writing was made and filed as required by law.</p>","text":"Evidence of a writing made as a record of a birth, fetal death, death, or marriage is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the maker was required by law to file the writing in a designated public office and the writing was made and filed as required by law.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/official-records-and-other-official-writings-1281","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}