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Section 520

Citation
Section 520
Parent Document
Western Land Office, Inc. v. Cervantes, 175 Cal. App. 3d 724 (1985)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1985-12-13

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Section 520 of the Evidence Code provides: “The party claiming that a person is guilty of a crime or wrongdoing has the burden of proof on that issue.” For example, a party who raises an affirmative defense of bad faith has the burden of proving it by a preponderance of the evidence. (People ex rel. Dept. Pub. Wks. v. Lagiss (1963) 223 Cal.App.2d 23, 37 [35 Cal.Rptr. 554].)