{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"667","citation":"Evid. Code, § 667","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":"Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 201, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A person not heard from in five years is presumed to be dead.</p>","text":"A person not heard from in five years is presumed to be dead.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/presumptions-affecting-the-burden-of-proof-667","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}