{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1284","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1284","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 by the public employee who is the official custodian of the records in a public office, reciting diligent search and failure to find a record, is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the absence of a record in that office.</p>","text":"Evidence of a writing made by the public employee who is the official custodian of the records in a public office, reciting diligent search and failure to find a record, is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the absence of a record in that office.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/official-records-and-other-official-writings-1284","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}