§ 1201 Hearsay Exception Admissibility

Evidence Code·California

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•Some statements that are usually not allowed in court can be used if they fit special rules.
•These special rules are called 'exceptions' and make the statement okay to use.
•The statement must follow all the rules of the exception to be allowed.

Example

Someone tells their doctor they were hurt because their neighbor pushed them.

Normally, the doctor repeating what the person said wouldn’t be allowed in court. But if the person is too hurt to come to court, their statement to the doctor might be allowed because it’s an exception to the rule.

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§ 1201 Hearsay Exception Admissibility

A statement within the scope of an exception to the hearsay rule is not inadmissible on the ground that the evidence of such statement is hearsay evidence if such hearsay evidence consists of one or more statements each of which meets the requirements of an exception to the hearsay rule. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 650.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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hearsay rule exception inadmissible statements

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Evidence Code. Section 1201.

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