Section 1521 Of Article 1. Proof Of The Content Of A Writing From California Evidence Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. (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 if the court determines either of
the following:
(1) A genuine dispute exists concerning material terms of the
writing and justice requires the exclusion.
(2) Admission of the secondary evidence would be unfair.
(b) Nothing in this section makes admissible oral testimony to
prove the content of a writing if the testimony is inadmissible under
Section 1523 (oral testimony of the content of a writing).
(c) Nothing in this section excuses compliance with Section 1401
(authentication).
(d) This section shall be known as the "Secondary Evidence Rule."