1530. (a) A purported copy of a writing in the custody of a public entity, or of an entry in such a writing, is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of such writing or entry if: (1) The copy purports to be published by the authority of the nation or state, or public entity therein […]
1531. For the purpose of evidence, whenever a copy of a writing is attested or certified, the attestation or certificate must state in substance that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be. (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)
1532. (a) The official record of a writing is prima facie evidence of the existence and content of the original recorded writing if: (1) The record is in fact a record of an office of a public entity; and (2) A statute authorized such a writing to be recorded in that office. (b) The presumption established by this section […]
