Code of Civil Procedure section 1997

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.

Source: Section 1997, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1997. (updated Jan. 1, 1941; accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_1997

Original Source: Section 1997, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1997. (last accessed May 12, 2025).