Pen. Code, § 1338 · Chapter 4. Examination of Witnesses Conditionally

Pen. Code, § 1338

Verbatim from the official edition

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

The application may be made to the court or a judge thereof, and must be made upon three days’ notice to the opposite party.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 540.

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=PEN&sectionNum=1338.
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