{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1532","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1532","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>(a) The official record of a writing is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of the original recorded writing if:</p><p>(1) The record is in fact a record of an office of a public entity; and</p><p>(2) A statute authorized such a writing to be recorded in that office.</p><p>(b) The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.</p>","text":"(a) The official record of a writing is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of the original recorded writing if: (1) The record is in fact a record of an office of a public entity; and (2) A statute authorized such a writing to be recorded in that office. (b) The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/official-writings-and-recorded-writings-1532","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}