# Cal. EVID § 1102: Section 1102

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1102

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. EVID § 1102
- **Heading:** Section 1102
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code evid / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 1102

## Text

In a criminal action, evidence of the defendant’s character or a trait of his character in the form of an opinion or evidence of his reputation is not made inadmissible by Section 1101 if such evidence is:

(a) Offered by the defendant to prove his conduct in conformity with such character or trait of character.

(b) Offered by the prosecution to rebut evidence adduced by the defendant under subdivision (a).

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. EVID § 1100 Section 1100](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1100.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1101 Section 1101](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1101.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1102 Section 1102](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1102.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1103 Section 1103](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1103.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1104 Section 1104](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1104.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1105 Section 1105](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1105.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1106 Section 1106](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1106.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1107 Section 1107](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1107.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1107.5 Section 1107.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1107.5.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1108 Section 1108](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1108.md)
- [Cal. EVID § 1109 Section 1109](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cevid_D9_C1_S1109.md)

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