California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1997

Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 802.

If the witness be imprisoned in a jail in the county where the action or proceeding is pending, his production may be required. In all other cases his examination, when allowed, must be taken upon deposition.

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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1997 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-4-miscellaneous-provisions/title-3-of-the-production-of-evidence/chapter-2-means-of-production/section-1997

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Means of Production

§ 1985§ 1985.1§ 1985.2§ 1985.3§ 1985.4§ 1985.5§ 1985.6§ 1985.7§ 1985.8§ 1986…§ 1991.1§ 1991.2§ 1992§ 1993§ 1993.1§ 1993.2§ 1994§ 1995§ 1996§ 1997

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