{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1531","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1531","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 2. Official Writings and Recorded Writings [1530. - 1532.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-11/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>For the purpose of evidence, whenever a copy of a writing is attested or certified, the attestation or certificate must state in substance that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be.</p>","text":"For the purpose of evidence, whenever a copy of a writing is attested or certified, the attestation or certificate must state in substance that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/official-writings-and-recorded-writings-1531","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}