Evidence Code section 647

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.

Source: Section 647, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=647. (updated Jan. 1, 1978; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/evidence_code_section_647

Original Source: Section 647, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EVID§ionNum=647. (last accessed May 12, 2025).