{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-400","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 400","heading":"","body":"As used in this article, “preliminary fact” means a fact upon the existence or nonexistence of which depends the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence. The phrase “the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence” includes the qualification or disqualification of a person to be a witness and the existence or nonexistence of a privilege.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS [300. - 413.]","CHAPTER 4. Admitting and Excluding Evidence [350. - 406.]","ARTICLE 2. Preliminary Determinations on Admissibility of Evidence [400. - 406.]"],"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":"336487898a282e0afdaf6bb053d51cdb779a903fc69269ade7efbf256257c5df","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-356","next":"us-ca/evid-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}