California Evidence Code 1231.3 – Any law enforcement officer testifying as to any hearsay statement …
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Any law enforcement officer testifying as to any hearsay statement pursuant to this article shall either have five years of law enforcement experience or have completed a training course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training which includes training in the investigation and reporting of cases and testifying at preliminary hearings and trials.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 499, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
Terms Used In California Evidence Code 1231.3
- Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
- Law: includes constitutional, statutory, and decisional law. See California Evidence Code 160
- Statement: means (a) oral or written verbal expression or (b) nonverbal conduct of a person intended by him as a substitute for oral or written verbal expression. See California Evidence Code 225