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Cal. Penal Code § 872.5

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 7: Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 872.5

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 872.5Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 1520) of Chapter 2 of Division 11 of the Evidence Code, in a preliminary examination the content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original or otherwise admissible secondary evidence.

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