California Statutes

§ 115. — 115. (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

California § 115.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code EVIDEvidence Code - EVID
Div. 2.DIVISION 2. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED

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Cal. Evidence Code - EVID Code § 115. (2026).

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“Burden of proof” means the obligation of a party to establish by evidence a requisite degree of belief concerning a fact in the mind of the trier of fact or the court. The burden of proof may require a party to raise a reasonable doubt concerning the existence or nonexistence of a fact or that he establish the existence or nonexistence of a fact by a preponderance of the evidence, by clear and convincing proof, or by proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Except as otherwise provided by law, the burden of proof requires proof by a preponderance of the evidence.

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Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

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