{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-500","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 500","heading":"","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, a party has the burden of proof as to each fact the existence or nonexistence of which is essential to the claim for relief or defense that he is asserting.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 5. BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES [500. - 670.]","CHAPTER 1. Burden of Proof [500. - 524.]","ARTICLE 1. General [500. - 502.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2bf14c3f7ddb8e3c2b8b16b165a352bb8c3aa6f4fcd236a223fc23d9226ee7c4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-460","next":"us-ca/evid-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}