Statute · California Evidence Code
Cal. Evid. Code § 115 — WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
Cal. Evid. Code § 115
- Type
- Statute
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- California Evidence Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
“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…
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Cal. Evid. Code § 115 — WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
“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.