{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-255","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 255","heading":"","body":"“Original” means the writing itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An “original” of a photograph includes the negative or any print therefrom. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the data accurately, is an “original.”","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 2. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100. - 260.]"],"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":"cdfcc51f279bc47eb61f5d646fddd3c8f1a1a382ccd70a9a8ae7b228b1e1e647","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-250","next":"us-ca/evid-260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}