Section 1281
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California Code › Code evid › Division 10 › Chapter 2 › Article 8 › Section 1281
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Evidence of a writing made as a record of a birth, fetal death, death, or marriage is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the maker was required by law to file the writing in a designated public office and the writing was made and filed as required by law.
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