California · Evidence Code

EVID §1314: Evidence of reputation in a community concerning the date or fact of birth, marriage, divorce, or death of a person resident in the community at the time of the reputation is not made inadmissible by

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Evidence about community reputation regarding someone's birth, marriage, divorce, or death date is admissible in legal proceedings when the person lived in that community.

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Evidence of reputation in a community concerning the date or fact of birth, marriage, divorce, or death of a person resident in the community at the time of the reputation is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule.

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