§ 1283. — 1283. (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

California § 1283.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code EVID: Evidence Code - EVID
• Div. 10.: DIVISION 10. HEARSAY EVIDENCE
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule
• Art. 8.: ARTICLE 8. Official Records and Other Official Writings

Text

An official written report or record that a person is missing, missing in action, interned in a foreign country, captured by a hostile force, beleaguered by a hostile force, beseiged by a hostile force, or detained in a foreign country against his will, or is dead or is alive, made by an employee of the United States authorized by any law of the United States to make such report or record shall be received in any court, office, or other place in this state as evidence that such person is missing, missing in action, interned in a foreign country, captured by a hostile force, beleaguered by a hostile force, besieged by a hostile force, or detained in a foreign country against his will, or is dead or is alive.

Legislative History

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.