California Evidence Code
§ 255
EVID § 255Div. 2
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov“Original” means the writing itself or any counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or issuing it. An “original” of a photograph includes the negative or any print therefrom. If data are stored in a computer or similar device, any printout or other output readable by sight, shown to reflect the data accurately, is an “original.”
Legislative history
Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 708.