Evid. Code, § 730 · Article 2. Appointment of Expert Witness by Court
Evid. Code, § 730
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
When it appears to the court, at any time before or during the trial of an action, that expert evidence is or may be required by the court or by any party to the action, the court on its own motion or on motion of any party may appoint one or more experts to investigate, to render a report as may be ordered by the court, and to testify as an expert at the trial of the action relative to the fact or matter as to which the expert evidence is or may be required. The court may fix the compensation for these services, if any, rendered by any person appointed under this section, in addition to any service as a witness, at the amount as seems reasonable to the court.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a person to perform any act for which a license is required unless the person holds the appropriate license to lawfully perform that act.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 295, Sec. 1.
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=EVID§ionNum=730.
- Text hash
- sha256 573530cbdd1eecb2221d32204e1b3869fede3f52aa76d155786655245aa124a4
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
Cited by 18 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Evid. Code, § 730. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Evidence Code
Family Code
Government Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.220Court-ordered child custody evaluationsPrinted as Evidence Code section 730
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.225Appointment requirements for child custody evaluatorsPrinted as Evidence Code section 730
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.230Domestic violence training standards for court-appointed child custody investigators and evaluatorsPrinted as Evidence Code section 730
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.240Appointment of counsel to represent a child in family law proceedingsPrinted as Evidence Code section 730
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.250Children's participation and testimony in family court proceedingsPrinted as Evidence Code section 730
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.252Guidelines for developing parenting plans and issuing court orders involving virtual visitationPrinted as Evidence Code sections 730 or 733
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.1016Participation and testimony of wards in guardianship proceedings (Pro. Code, § 1514(b)(1); Fam Code, § 3042)Printed as Evidence Code section 730
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.