{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-401","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 401","heading":"","body":"As used in this article, “proffered evidence” means evidence, the admissibility or inadmissibility of which is dependent upon the existence or nonexistence of a preliminary fact.","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":"e3834a9171eef4442df8216806218f7752877d4d572b294e942923cf06f92690","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-400","next":"us-ca/evid-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}