Code Civ. Proc., § 2002 · Article 1. Mode of Taking the Testimony of Witnesses

Code Civ. Proc., § 2002

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The testimony of witnesses is taken in three modes:

1. By affidavit;

2. By deposition;

3. By oral examination.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted 1872.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP&sectionNum=2002.
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