GroundRules
EVID § 643
Where this section sits in the code
- Evidence Code - EVID
- DIVISION 5. BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES [500. - 670.]
- CHAPTER 3. Presumptions and Inferences [600. - 670.]
- ARTICLE 3. Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence [630. - 647.]
A deed or will or other writing purporting to create, terminate, or affect an interest in real or personal property is presumed to be authentic if it:
(a) Is at least 30 years old;
(b) Is in such condition as to create no suspicion concerning its authenticity;
(c) Was kept, or if found was found, in a place where such writing, if authentic, would be likely to be kept or found; and
(d) Has been generally acted upon as authentic by persons having an interest in the matter.
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