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 3. Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence |
Section 643.
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A deed or will or other writing purporting to create, terminate, or affect an interest in real or personal property is presumed to be authentic if it:
(a) Is at least 30 years old;
(b) Is in such condition as to create no suspicion concerning its authenticity;
(c) Was kept, or if found was found, in a place where such writing, if authentic, would be likely to be kept or found; and
(d) Has been generally acted upon as authentic by persons having an interest in the matter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)