CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Exceptions re Statements
......Adoptive Admissions (Civil)
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  • Adoptive admissions admissible as exceptions to hearsay rule.
  • Testimony of litigant contrary to his/her legal position in case admissible under hearsay exception.
  • DMV accident report admissible as adoptive admission in license revocation hearing.
  • Credit card receipt or invoice may be adoptive admission of accuracy of contents if it can be shown that person read it before signing.