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Evidence Code § 1240

ARTICLE 4. Spontaneous, Contemporaneous, and Dying Declarations

Current as of September 28, 2026Evid. Code, § 1240Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement:

(a) Purports to narrate, describe, or explain an act, condition, or event perceived by the declarant; and

(b) Was made spontaneously while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by such perception.