{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"602","citation":"Evid. Code, § 602","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 statute providing that a fact or group of facts is prima facie evidence of another fact establishes a rebuttable presumption.</p>","text":"A statute providing that a fact or group of facts is prima facie evidence of another fact establishes a rebuttable presumption.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/general-602","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}