Evidence Code § 1271
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Evidence Code § 1271 is a California statute that sets out the business records exception to the hearsay rule, allowing certain records made in the regular course of business to be admitted as evidence in court.
All labels observed (1)
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| Evidence Code § 1271 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13239857 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evidence Code § 1271 Context triple: [California Evidence Code, hasSection, Evidence Code § 1271]
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A.
Code of Evidence
The Code of Evidence is a comprehensive set of rules governing the admissibility and use of evidence in Connecticut courts.
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Federal Rule of Evidence 1007
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that allows a party to prove the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph through the testimony or written statement of the opposing party without producing the original.
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C.
18 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2712
18 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2712 comprise the Stored Communications Act, a U.S. federal law that governs government and third-party access to stored electronic communications and related data.
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D.
Federal Rule of Evidence 807
Federal Rule of Evidence 807 is the “residual” hearsay exception that allows admission of certain trustworthy hearsay statements not covered by other specific exceptions when doing so serves the interests of justice.
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E.
Article 171
Article 171 is a provision of the Indian Constitution that defines the composition and structure of the State Legislative Councils in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evidence Code § 1271 Target entity description: Evidence Code § 1271 is a California statute that sets out the business records exception to the hearsay rule, allowing certain records made in the regular course of business to be admitted as evidence in court.
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A.
Code of Evidence
The Code of Evidence is a comprehensive set of rules governing the admissibility and use of evidence in Connecticut courts.
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B.
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007
Federal Rule of Evidence 1007 is a U.S. evidentiary rule that allows a party to prove the contents of a writing, recording, or photograph through the testimony or written statement of the opposing party without producing the original.
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C.
18 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2712
18 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2712 comprise the Stored Communications Act, a U.S. federal law that governs government and third-party access to stored electronic communications and related data.
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D.
Federal Rule of Evidence 807
Federal Rule of Evidence 807 is the “residual” hearsay exception that allows admission of certain trustworthy hearsay statements not covered by other specific exceptions when doing so serves the interests of justice.
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E.
Article 171
Article 171 is a provision of the Indian Constitution that defines the composition and structure of the State Legislative Councils in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California statute
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evidence rule ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
records kept by businesses
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records kept by governmental entities ⓘ records kept by institutions ⓘ records kept by professions ⓘ records of acts ⓘ records of conditions ⓘ records of events ⓘ writings ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | declarant is not testifying to contents of record ⓘ |
| citationFormat | Evid. Code, § 1271 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | California Evidence Code ⓘ |
| conditionForAdmissibility |
custodian or qualified witness available to testify
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record made at or near time of occurrence ⓘ record made in regular course of business ⓘ trustworthiness of sources and method of preparation ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | personal knowledge of each entry by foundation witness ⓘ |
| effect | permits admission of otherwise hearsay business records ⓘ |
| exceptionCategory | business records exception ⓘ |
| exceptionType | hearsay exception ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
method and time of preparation of record
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trustworthiness of business record ⓘ |
| foundationWitness |
custodian of records
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other qualified witness ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
|
| legalDomain | evidence law ⓘ |
| partOf |
California Evidence Code Chapter on Hearsay Exceptions
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linked to:
California Evidence Code
California Evidence Code Division 10 ⓘ
linked to:
California Evidence Code
|
| provides | business records exception to hearsay ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow reliable business records into evidence
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to create an exception to exclusion of hearsay ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Evidence Code § 1270
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Evidence Code § 1272 ⓘ |
| relatesTo | hearsay rule ⓘ |
| requires |
custodian or qualified witness testimony
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foundation for mode and time of preparation ⓘ record offered to prove act, condition, or event stated in it ⓘ sources of information and method and time of preparation indicate trustworthiness ⓘ writing made at or near the time of the act, condition, or event ⓘ writing made in regular course of business ⓘ |
| requiresShowingBy | proponent of the evidence ⓘ |
| standardOfProof | preponderance of the evidence ⓘ |
| usedIn |
civil proceedings
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criminal proceedings ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evidence Code § 1271 Description of subject: Evidence Code § 1271 is a California statute that sets out the business records exception to the hearsay rule, allowing certain records made in the regular course of business to be admitted as evidence in court.
Referenced by (1)
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