{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1414","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1414","heading":"","body":"A writing may be authenticated by evidence that:\n(a) The party against whom it is offered has at any time admitted its authenticity; or\n(b) The writing has been acted upon as authentic by the party against whom it is offered.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 11. WRITINGS [1400. - 1605.]","CHAPTER 1. Authentication and Proof of Writings [1400. - 1454.]","ARTICLE 2. Means of Authenticating and Proving Writings [1410. - 1421.]"],"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":"5af651557f0525b43bd0b1a87aef430fbd932681e9a46b008f38463d9152e92f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1413","next":"us-ca/evid-1415"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}