{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"665","citation":"Evid. Code, § 665","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 4. Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Proof [660. - 670.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-5/chapter-3/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A person is presumed to intend the ordinary consequences of his voluntary act. This presumption is inapplicable in a criminal action to establish the specific intent of the defendant where specific intent is an element of the crime charged.</p>","text":"A person is presumed to intend the ordinary consequences of his voluntary act. This presumption is inapplicable in a criminal action to establish the specific intent of the defendant where specific intent is an element of the crime charged.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/presumptions-affecting-the-burden-of-proof-665","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}