Upon notice given pursuant to Sections 1010 to 1020, inclusive, of this code, and its being shown to the satisfaction of the court that the record has been so lost, injured, or destroyed, the court shall make an order that the certified copy shall thereafter have the same effect in all respects as the original would have had.
§ 1953.02.Certified copy; order giving effect of original; notices
Title 2. Of the Kinds and Degrees of Evidence · Chapter 3. Writings · Article 4. Records Destroyed in Fire or Calamity · Enacted 1953 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1953.02 requires notice of the petition under Section 1953.01 to be given under the code's standard notice provisions, and directs the court, once satisfied the record was lost, injured, or destroyed, to order that the certified copy have the same legal effect as the original.
Full Text of § 1953.02
Plain-English Summary
This section carries the petition from Section 1953.01 across the finish line. Notice of the petition goes out following the code's general notice procedures, Sections 1010 through 1020, giving anyone with a stake in the record a chance to weigh in.
Once the court is satisfied the record was lost, injured, or destroyed, and after that notice has been given, it enters an order declaring that the certified copy carries the same legal effect the original would have had. From that point on, the copy does the original's work in every respect.
Frequently Asked Questions
What notice procedure applies to a petition under this article?
The general notice provisions of Sections 1010 through 1020 of this code.
What must the court be satisfied of before issuing its order?
That the record was in fact lost, injured, or destroyed as the petition describes.
What effect does the court's order give the certified copy?
The same legal effect in all respects that the original record would have had.
Amendment History
(Added by Stats.1953, c. 52, p. 713, § 14.)
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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