{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-501","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 501","heading":"","body":"Insofar as any statute, except Section 522, assigns the burden of proof in a criminal action, such statute is subject to Penal Code Section 1096.","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":"5359fb0300ae8831ef8062ae5bfab37a1ba0efd8ba4417fc67d2ce355e1aa883","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-500","next":"us-ca/evid-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}