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Cal. Evid. Code § 500
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§ 500 [Burden of Proof Generally]
Division 5: Burden of Proof; Burden of Producing Evidence; Presumptions and Inferences | Chapter 1: Burden of Proof | Article 1: General
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Rule Text
Except as otherwise provided by law, a party has the burden of proof as to each fact the existence or nonexistence of which is essential to the claim for relief or defense that he is asserting.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.