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Evidence Code § 600

ARTICLE 1. General

Current as of September 28, 2026Evid. Code, § 600Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

(a) A presumption is an assumption of fact that the law requires to be made from another fact or group of facts found or otherwise established in the action. A presumption is not evidence.

(b) An inference is a deduction of fact that may logically and reasonably be drawn from another fact or group of facts found or otherwise established in the action.