{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1261","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1261","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["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.]"],"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":"545b48a63c9d7d7409026be70b79053e897d43144280e116dfa5d270163df338","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1260","next":"us-ca/evid-1270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}