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

California § 501.
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Code EVIDEvidence Code - EVID
Div. 5.DIVISION 5. BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Burden of Proof
Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. General

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Cal. Evidence Code - EVID Code § 501. (2026).

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Insofar as any statute, except Section 522, assigns the burden of proof in a criminal action, such statute is subject to Penal Code Section 1096.

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Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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