California Evidence Code

§ 600

EVID § 600Div. 5 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(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.

Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.