{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-4","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 4","heading":"","body":"Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, these preliminary provisions and rules of construction shall govern the construction of this code.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND CONSTRUCTION [1. - 12.]"],"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":"2eed0966d83f3fd166cae60ad297dca4ebe8b401a622e1e7cdfe7d49844578e6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-3","next":"us-ca/evid-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}