GroundRules
EVID § 1261
Where this section sits in the code
- Evidence Code - EVID
- DIVISION 10. HEARSAY EVIDENCE [1200. - 1390.]
- CHAPTER 2. Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule [1220. - 1390.]
- ARTICLE 6. Statements Relating to Wills and to Claims Against Estates [1260. - 1261.]
(a) Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in an action upon a claim or demand against the estate of the declarant if the statement was made upon the personal knowledge of the declarant at a time when the matter had been recently perceived by him and while his recollection was clear.
(b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness.
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