{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1231.4","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1231.4","heading":"","body":"If evidence of a prior statement is introduced pursuant to this article, the jury may not be told that the declarant died from other than natural causes, but shall merely be told that the declarant is unavailable.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 10. HEARSAY EVIDENCE [1200. - 1390.]","CHAPTER 2. Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule [1220. - 1390.]","ARTICLE 2.5. Sworn Statements Regarding Gang-Related Crimes [1231. - 1231.4.]"],"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":"bc5c2f54ad123ead6928fd66c80db9281bfa9ed1f449ff5a9ca7f351d069d280","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1231.3","next":"us-ca/evid-1235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}