California CodesEvidence CodeDivision 5 - BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCESChapter 3 - Presumptions and InferencesArticle 4 - Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Proof§ 667§ 667Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 201, Sec. 1.A person not heard from in five years is presumed to be dead.Cite this sectionCal. Evid. Code § 667 (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-4-presumptions-affecting-the-burden-of-proof/section-667CopyOther sections in Article 4 - Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Proof§ 660§ 662§ 663§ 664§ 665§ 666§ 667§ 668§ 669§ 669.1§ 669.5§ 670← § 666§ 668 →