California Laws: Evidence Code Sections 1520-1523

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• California Laws: Evidence Code Section 1520
  The content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original. ...
• California Laws: Evidence Code Section 1521
  (a) The content of a writing may be proved by otherwise admissible secondary evidence. The court shall exclude secondary evidence of the content of writing...
• California Laws: Evidence Code Section 1522
  (a) In addition to the grounds for exclusion authorized by Section 1521, in a criminal action the court shall exclude secondary evidence of the content...
• California Laws: Evidence Code Section 1523
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, oral testimony is not admissible to prove the content of a writing. (b) Oral testimony of the content...