Any court of this state or the United States, or any court of general jurisdiction in any other state or nation, or any judge of such a court, acting as such, is presumed to have acted in the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction. This presumption applies only when the act of the court or judge is under collateral attack.
Cal. Evid. Code § 666
Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Proof
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 51 Cal. 3d 1292 - Curl v. Superior Court (1990)
Most recently applied in 102 Cal. App. 4th 922 - People v. Betts (January 2003)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.