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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 638

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 638

A person who exercises acts of ownership over property is presumed to be the owner of it.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 639

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 639

A judgment, when not conclusive, is presumed to correctly determine or set forth the rights of the parties, but there is no presumption that the facts essential to the judgment have been correctly determined.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 640

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 640

A writing is presumed to have been truly dated.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 641

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 641

A letter correctly addressed and properly mailed is presumed to have been received in the ordinary course of mail.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 642

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 642

A trustee or other person, whose duty it was to convey real property to a particular person, is presumed to have actually conveyed to him when such presumption is necessary to perfect title of such person or his successor in interest.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 643

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 643

A deed or will or other writing purporting to create, terminate, or affect an interest in real or personal property is presumed to be authentic if it: (a) Is at least 30 years old; (b) Is in such condition as to create no suspicion concerning its authenticity; (c) Was kept, or if

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 644

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 644

A book, purporting to be printed or published by public authority, is presumed to have been so printed or published.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 645

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 645

A book, purporting to contain reports of cases adjudged in the tribunals of the state or nation where the book is published, is presumed to contain correct reports of such cases.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 645.1

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 645.1

Printed materials, purporting to be a particular newspaper or periodical, are presumed to be that newspaper or periodical if regularly issued at average intervals not exceeding three months.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 646

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 646

(a) As used in this section, “defendant” includes any party against whom the res ipsa loquitur presumption operates. (b) The judicial doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. (c) If the evidence, or facts otherwise established, wo

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 647

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 647

The return of a process server registered pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 22350) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code upon process or notice establishes a presumption, affecting the burden of producing evidence, of the facts stated in the return.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 660

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 660

The presumptions established by this article, and all other rebuttable presumptions established by law that fall within the criteria of Section 605, are presumptions affecting the burden of proof.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 662

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 662

The owner of the legal title to property is presumed to be the owner of the full beneficial title. This presumption may be rebutted only by clear and convincing proof.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 663

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 663

A ceremonial marriage is presumed to be valid.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 664

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 664

It is presumed that official duty has been regularly performed. This presumption does not apply on an issue as to the lawfulness of an arrest if it is found or otherwise established that the arrest was made without a warrant.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 665

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 665

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.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 666

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 666

Any court of this state or the United States, or any court of general jurisdiction in any other state or nation, or any judge of such a court, acting as such, is presumed to have acted in the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction. This presumption applies only when the act of the c

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 667

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 667

A person not heard from in five years is presumed to be dead.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 668

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 668

An unlawful intent is presumed from the doing of an unlawful 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.

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 669

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 669

(a) The failure of a person to exercise due care is presumed if: (1) He violated a statute, ordinance, or regulation of a public entity; (2) The violation proximately caused death or injury to person or property; (3) The death or injury resulted from an occurrence of the nature w

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 669.1

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 669.1

A rule, policy, manual, or guideline of state or local government setting forth standards of conduct or guidelines for its employees in the conduct of their public employment shall not be considered a statute, ordinance, or regulation of that public entity within the meaning of S

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 669.5

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 669.5

(a) Any ordinance enacted by the governing body of a city, county, or city and county which (1) directly limits, by number, the building permits that may be issued for residential construction or the buildable lots which may be developed for residential purposes, or (2) changes t

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 670

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 670

(a) In any dispute concerning payment by means of a check, a copy of the check produced in accordance with Section 1550 of the Evidence Code, together with the original bank statement that reflects payment of the check by the bank on which it was drawn or a copy thereof produced

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 7

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 7

Unless otherwise expressly stated: (a) “Division” means a division of this code. (b) “Chapter” means a chapter of the division in which that term occurs. (c) “Article” means an article of the chapter in which that term occurs. (d) “Section” means a section of this code. (e) “Subd

Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 700

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Evidence Code - EVID - EVID § 700

Except as otherwise provided by statute, every person, irrespective of age, is qualified to be a witness and no person is disqualified to testify to any matter.