{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1400","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1400","heading":"","body":"Authentication of a writing means (a) the introduction of evidence sufficient to sustain a finding that it is the writing that the proponent of the evidence claims it is or (b) the establishment of such facts by any other means provided by law.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 11. WRITINGS [1400. - 1605.]","CHAPTER 1. Authentication and Proof of Writings [1400. - 1454.]","ARTICLE 1. Requirement of Authentication [1400. - 1402.]"],"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":"635d377c8c9b3c5b49d00b929650fc2e61a1b73fd6f8b08dbdf19e16fa4abadc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1390","next":"us-ca/evid-1401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}