{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"400","citation":"Evid. Code, § 400","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS [300. - 413.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Admitting and Excluding Evidence [350. - 406.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-3/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Preliminary Determinations on Admissibility of Evidence [400. - 406.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-3/chapter-4/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>As used in this article, “preliminary fact” means a fact upon the existence or nonexistence of which depends the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence. The phrase “the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence” includes the qualification or disqualification of a person to be a witness and the existence or nonexistence of a privilege.</p>","text":"As used in this article, “preliminary fact” means a fact upon the existence or nonexistence of which depends the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence. The phrase “the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence” includes the qualification or disqualification of a person to be a witness and the existence or nonexistence of a privilege.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/preliminary-determinations-on-admissibility-of-evidence-400","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}