Evidence Code section 1201

A statement within the scope of an exception to the hearsay rule is not inadmissible on the ground that the evidence of such statement is hearsay evidence if such hearsay evidence consists of one or more statements each of which meets the requirements of an exception to the hearsay rule.

Source: Section 1201, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1201. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/evidence_code_section_1201

Original Source: Section 1201, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1201. (last accessed May 12, 2025).