{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"500","citation":"Evid. Code, § 500","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES [500. - 670.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Burden of Proof [500. - 524.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-5/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General [500. - 502.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-5/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Except as otherwise provided by law, a party has the burden of proof as to each fact the existence or nonexistence of which is essential to the claim for relief or defense that he is asserting.</p>","text":"Except as otherwise provided by law, a party has the burden of proof as to each fact the existence or nonexistence of which is essential to the claim for relief or defense that he is asserting.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/general-500","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}