As used in this article, “proffered evidence” means evidence, the admissibility or inadmissibility of which is dependent upon the existence or nonexistence of a preliminary fact.

(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

Terms Used In California Evidence Code 401

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • preliminary fact: means a fact upon the existence or nonexistence of which depends the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence. See California Evidence Code 400