Section 1417.7 Of Chapter 13. Disposition Of Evidence In Criminal Cases From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 13.
1417.7
. Not less than 15 days before any proposed disposition of an
exhibit pursuant to Section 1417.3, 1417.5, or 1417.6, the court
shall notify the district attorney (or other prosecuting attorney),
the attorney of record for each party, and each party who is not
represented by counsel of the proposed disposition. Before the
disposition, any party, at his or her own expense, may cause to be
prepared a photographic record of all or part of the exhibit by a
person who is not a party or attorney of a party. The clerk of the
court shall observe the taking of the photographic record and, upon
receipt of a declaration of the person making the photographic record
that the copy and negative of the photograph delivered to the clerk
is a true, unaltered, and unretouched print of the photographic
record taken in the presence of the clerk, the clerk shall certify
the photographic record as such without charge and retain it
unaltered for a period of 60 days following the final determination
of the criminal action or proceeding. A certified photographic record
of exhibits shall not be deemed inadmissible pursuant to Section
1521 or 1522 of the Evidence Code.