Evidence Code section 1222

Evidence of a statement offered against a party is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if:

(a)

The statement was made by a person authorized by the party to make a statement or statements for him concerning the subject matter of the statement; and

(b)

The evidence is offered either after admission of evidence sufficient to sustain a finding of such authority or, in the court’s discretion as to the order of proof, subject to the admission of such evidence.

Source: Section 1222, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1222.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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