Evidence Code section 1242

Evidence of a statement made by a dying person respecting the cause and circumstances of his death is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement was made upon his personal knowledge and under a sense of immediately impending death.

Source: Section 1242, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1242. (accessed May 12, 2025).

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§ 1242’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/evidence_code_section_1242

Original Source: Section 1242, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1242. (last accessed May 12, 2025).