# Cal. EVID § 1280: Section 1280

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D10_C2_A8_S1280

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. EVID § 1280
- **Heading:** Section 1280
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 1280

## Text

Evidence of a writing made as a record of an act, condition, or event is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in any civil or criminal proceeding to prove the act, condition, or event if all of the following applies:

(a) The writing was made by and within the scope of duty of a public employee.

(b) The writing was made at or near the time of the act, condition, or event.

(c) The sources of information and method and time of preparation were such as to indicate its trustworthiness.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. EVID § 1280 Section 1280](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D10_C2_A8_S1280.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1281 Section 1281](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D10_C2_A8_S1281.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1282 Section 1282](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D10_C2_A8_S1282.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1283 Section 1283](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D10_C2_A8_S1283.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1284 Section 1284](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D10_C2_A8_S1284.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1285 Section 1285](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D10_C2_A8_S1285.md)

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