The effect of the judicial record of a Court of admiralty of a foreign country is the same as if it were the record of a Court of admiralty of the United States.
§ 1914.Judicial record; foreign country; admiralty court; effect
Title 2. Of the Kinds and Degrees of Evidence · Chapter 3. Writings · Article 2. Public Writings · Enacted 1872 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1914 gives the judicial record of a foreign country's admiralty court the same effect in California as if it were the record of a United States admiralty court.
Full Text of § 1914
Plain-English Summary
This section resolves a narrow but recurring question about maritime records from abroad. The judicial record of a court of admiralty in a foreign country is treated exactly as if it were the record of a court of admiralty of the United States, rather than being subjected to a separate or more demanding standard for foreign judgments generally.
By equating the two, the section spares parties from having to separately establish the reliability of a foreign admiralty proceeding before its record can carry the same weight a domestic admiralty record would carry in a California court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a foreign admiralty court's record treated under this section?
The same as if it were the record of a United States court of admiralty.
Does this section apply to foreign court records generally, or only admiralty records?
Only to the judicial record of a foreign court of admiralty; Section 1913 addresses sister-state records more broadly.
Amendment History
(Enacted in 1872.)
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the West's Annotated California Codes / Thomson Reuters. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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