Evidence Code section 1532

(a)

The official record of a writing is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of the original recorded writing if:

(1)

The record is in fact a record of an office of a public entity; and

(2)

A statute authorized such a writing to be recorded in that office.

(b)

The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.

Source: Section 1532, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=1532.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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