{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"601","citation":"Evid. Code, § 601","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 3. Presumptions and Inferences [600. - 670.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-5/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General [600. - 607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-5/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A presumption is either conclusive or rebuttable. Every rebuttable presumption is either (a) a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence or (b) a presumption affecting the burden of proof.</p>","text":"A presumption is either conclusive or rebuttable. Every rebuttable presumption is either (a) a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence or (b) a presumption affecting the burden of proof.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/general-601","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}