{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"255","citation":"Evid. Code, § 255","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100. - 260.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 708.","effective":null,"html":"<p>“Original” means the writing itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An “original” of a photograph includes the negative or any print therefrom. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the data accurately, is an “original.”</p>","text":"“Original” means the writing itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An “original” of a photograph includes the negative or any print therefrom. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the data accurately, is an “original.”","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/words-and-phrases-defined-255","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}