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PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 1855-2107›TITLE 2. OF THE KINDS AND DEGREES OF EVIDENCE 1878-1974›CHAPTER 6. Indispensable Evidence 1971-1974
§ 1974
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
No evidence is admissible to charge a person upon a representation as to the credit of a third person, unless such representation, or some memorandum thereof, be in writing, and either subscribed by or in the handwriting of the party to be charged. This section is a Statute of Frauds provision and is to be applied in a manner that is consistent with the manner in which subdivision 2 of Section 1624 of the Civil Code is applied.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 720.)
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