Evidence Code section 1340

Evidence of a statement, other than an opinion, contained in a tabulation, list, directory, register, or other published compilation is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the compilation is generally used and relied upon as accurate in the course of a business as defined in Section 1270.

Source: Section 1340, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1340. (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/evidence_code_section_1340

Original Source: Section 1340, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1340. (last accessed May 12, 2025).