Evid. Code, § 667 · Article 4. Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Proof

Evid. Code, § 667

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

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

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 201, Sec. 1.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID&sectionNum=667.
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