{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1401","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1401","heading":"","body":"(a) Authentication of a writing is required before it may be received in evidence.\n(b) Authentication of a writing is required before secondary evidence of its content may be received in evidence.","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":"da83789d2bead4425df94e982a12c521468fcf7867d09164bdfab03133b45689","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1400","next":"us-ca/evid-1402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}