California · Evidence Code
EVID §522: The party claiming that any person, including himself, is or was insane has the burden of proof on that issue.
What this law says, in plain English
The person asserting that someone is or was insane must prove that claim. This burden of proof applies regardless of whether the person making the claim is the subject themselves.
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