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.
Cal. Evid. Code § 647
Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 751 - Fernandes v. Singh (2017)
Most recently applied in 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 751 - Fernandes v. Singh (October 2017)
Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 528.
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