Fisk v. Department of Motor Vehicles

In Fisk v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1981) 127 Cal. App. 3d 72, Fisk objected on hearsay grounds to the admission of the arresting officer's sworn statement for any purpose. The appellate court disagreed, holding the statement was an official record, thus admissible under section 1280. The court reasoned that the trustworthiness requirement of section 1280 was satisfied "since the writing consisted of a report of firsthand observations by the arresting officer." ( Id. at p. 77.)