§ 1412 Witness Testimony Authentication Rules

Key Takeaways

•If a law says a witness must prove a document is real by signing it, but that witness says they didn’t sign it or can’t remember signing it, other proof can be used instead.
•You don’t have to give up just because the witness doesn’t help—you can find another way to show the document is real.
•This rule helps when someone forgets or won’t admit they signed something important.

Example

You have a signed contract for selling a car, but the person who watched the seller sign it now says they don’t remember signing as a witness.

Even if the witness doesn’t remember, you can still prove the contract is real by showing other proof, like a video of the signing or another person who saw it happen.

If the testimony of a subscribing witness is required by statute to authenticate a writing and the subscribing witness denies or does not recollect the execution of the writing, the writing may be authenticated by other evidence. (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

Key Takeaways

•If a law says a witness must prove a document is real by signing it, but that witness says they didn’t sign it or can’t remember signing it, other proof can be used instead.
•You don’t have to give up just because the witness doesn’t help—you can find another way to show the document is real.
•This rule helps when someone forgets or won’t admit they signed something important.

Example

You have a signed contract for selling a car, but the person who watched the seller sign it now says they don’t remember signing as a witness.

Even if the witness doesn’t remember, you can still prove the contract is real by showing other proof, like a video of the signing or another person who saw it happen.

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§ 1412 Witness Testimony Authentication Rules

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