California CodesEvidence CodeDivision 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND CONSTRUCTION§ 8§ 8Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the present.Cite this sectionCal. Evid. Code § 8 (2026)Copyhttps://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-1-preliminary-provisions-and-construction/section-8CopyOther sections in Division 1 - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS AND CONSTRUCTION§ 1§ 2§ 3§ 4§ 5§ 6§ 7§ 8§ 9§ 10§ 11§ 12← § 7§ 9 →