{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1414","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1414","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. WRITINGS [1400. - 1605.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Authentication and Proof of Writings [1400. - 1454.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-11/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Means of Authenticating and Proving Writings [1410. - 1421.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-11/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A writing may be authenticated by evidence that:</p><p>(a) The party against whom it is offered has at any time admitted its authenticity; or</p><p>(b) The writing has been acted upon as authentic by the party against whom it is offered.</p>","text":"A writing may be authenticated by evidence that: (a) The party against whom it is offered has at any time admitted its authenticity; or (b) The writing has been acted upon as authentic by the party against whom it is offered.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/means-of-authenticating-and-proving-writings-1414","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}