California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 647

Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 528.

The return of a process server registered pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 22350) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code upon process or notice establishes a presumption, affecting the burden of producing evidence, of the facts stated in the return.

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Cal. Evid. Code § 647 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-5-burden-of-proof-burden-of-producing-evidence-presumptions-and-inferences/chapter-3-presumptions-and-inferences/article-3-presumptions-affecting-the-burden-of-producing-evidence/section-647

Other sections in Article 3 - Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence

§ 630§ 631§ 632§ 633§ 634§ 635§ 636§ 637§ 638§ 639§ 640§ 641§ 642§ 643§ 644§ 645§ 645.1§ 646§ 647

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