California Evidence Code Section 600

CA Ev Code § 600 (2017)  

(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.

(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018