{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"872.5","citation":"Pen. Code, § 872.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer [858. - 883.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3/chapter-7"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 100, Sec. 7.   Effective January 1, 1999.","effective":"1999-01-01","html":"<p>Notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 1520) of Chapter 2 of Division 11 of the Evidence Code, in a preliminary examination the content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original or otherwise admissible secondary evidence.</p>","text":"Notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 1520) of Chapter 2 of Division 11 of the Evidence Code, in a preliminary examination the content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original or otherwise admissible secondary evidence.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/examination-of-the-case-and-discharge-of-the-defendant-or-872-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}