Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.010 · Article 1. General Provisions
Code Civ. Proc., § 2025.010
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Any party may obtain discovery within the scope delimited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2017.010), and subject to the restrictions set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2019.010), by taking in California the oral deposition of any person, including any party to the action. The person deposed may be a natural person, an organization such as a public or private corporation, a partnership, an association, or a governmental agency.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 41. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.
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