{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1203","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1203","heading":"","body":"(a) The declarant of a statement that is admitted as hearsay evidence may be called and examined by any adverse party as if under cross-examination concerning the statement.\n(b) This section is not applicable if the declarant is (1) a party, (2) a person identified with a party within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 776, or (3) a witness who has testified in the action concerning the subject matter of the statement.\n(c) This section is not applicable if the statement is one described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1220), Article 3 (commencing with Section 1235), or Article 10 (commencing with Section 1300) of Chapter 2 of this division.\n(d) A statement that is otherwise admissible as hearsay evidence is not made inadmissible by this section because the declarant who made the statement is unavailable for examination pursuant to this section.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 10. HEARSAY EVIDENCE [1200. - 1390.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1200. - 1205.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"1cd9b3d77738e3eb639d29986226683b822667a88b9e241c63b032ab8c84402c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1202","next":"us-ca/evid-1203.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}