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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1997

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§ 1997 If the witness be imprisoned in a jail in the county where the action or proceeding is pending, his production may be required.

Part 4: Miscellaneous Provisions | Title 3: Of the Production of Evidence | Chapter 2: Means of Production

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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.

Amendment history: Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 802.

§ 1997 If the witness be imprisoned in a jail in the county where the action or proceeding is pending, his production may be required.

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