{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1520","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1520","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. WRITINGS [1400. - 1605.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Secondary Evidence of Writings [1520. - 1567.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-11/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Proof of the Content of a Writing [1520. - 1523.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-11/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 100, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 1999.","effective":"1999-01-01","html":"<p>The content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original.</p>","text":"The content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/proof-of-the-content-of-a-writing-1520","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}