California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Evidence Code - EVID |
Division 5. BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES |
Chapter 3. Presumptions and Inferences |
ARTICLE 1. General |
Section 600.
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(a) A presumption is an assumption of fact that the law requires to be made from another fact or group of facts found or otherwise established in the action. A presumption is not evidence.
(b) An inference is a deduction of fact that may logically and reasonably be drawn from another fact or group of facts found or otherwise established in the action.
(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)