Evid. Code, § 643 · Article 3. Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence
Evid. Code, § 643
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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 found was found, in a place where such writing, if authentic, would be likely to be kept or found; and
(d) Has been generally acted upon as authentic by persons having an interest in the matter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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