California CodesEvidence CodeDivision 5 - BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCESChapter 3 - Presumptions and InferencesArticle 3 - Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence§ 638§ 638Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.A person who exercises acts of ownership over property is presumed to be the owner of it.Cite this sectionCal. Evid. Code § 638 (2026)Copyhttps://ca.codecond.com/codes/evid/division-5-burden-of-proof-burden-of-producing-evidence-presumptions-and-inferences/chapter-3-presumptions-and-inferences/article-3-presumptions-affecting-the-burden-of-producing-evidence/section-638CopyOther sections in Article 3 - Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Producing Evidence§ 630§ 631§ 632§ 633§ 634§ 635§ 636§ 637§ 638§ 639§ 640§ 641§ 642§ 643§ 644§ 645§ 645.1§ 646§ 647← § 637§ 639 →