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Title 3: Of the Production of Evidence | Chapter 2: Means of Production

California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026

Back to Part Part 4: Miscellaneous Provisions ← Previous Part 4: Miscellaneous Provisions | Title 2: Of the Kinds and Degrees of Evidence | Chapter 6: Indispensable Evidence Next → Part 4: Miscellaneous Provisions | Title 3: Of the Production of Evidence | Chapter 3: Manner of Production | Article 1: Mode of Taking the Testimony of Witnesses

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Title 1: Of the General Principles of Evidence Chapter 2: Witnesses Article 2: Public Writings Article 3: Private Writings Article 4: Records Destroyed in Fire or Calamity Article 4.5: Private Records Destroyed in Disaster or Calamity Chapter 6: Indispensable Evidence Chapter 2: Means of Production Article 1: Mode of Taking the Testimony of Witnesses Article 2: Affidavits Chapter 1: General Provisions Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Scope of Discovery in Specific Contexts Article 3: Violation of the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act Chapter 4: Attorney Work Product Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Methods and Sequence of Discovery in Specific Contexts Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Procedures Applicable to All Types of Deposition Subpoenas Article 3: Subpoena Commanding Only Attendance and Testimony of the Deponent Article 4: Subpoena Commanding Only Production of Business Records for Copying Article 5: Subpoena Commanding Both Production of Business Records and Attendance and Testimony of the Deponent Chapter 7: Sanctions Chapter 8: Time for Completion of Discovery Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Deposition Notice Article 3: Conduct of Deposition Article 4: Objections, Sanctions, Protective Orders, Motions to Compel, and Suspension of Depositions Article 5: Transcript or Recording Article 6: Post-Deposition Procedures Chapter 10: Oral Deposition Outside California Chapter 11: Deposition by Written Questions Article 1: Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act Article 1: Propounding Interrogatories Article 2: Response to Interrogatories Article 3: Use of Interrogatory Answer Article 1: Inspection Demand Article 2: Response to Inspection Demand Article 3: Inspection and Production of Documents and Other Property in Specific Contexts Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Physical Examination of Personal Injury Plaintiff Article 3: Motion for Physical or Mental Examination Article 4: Failure To Submit To or Produce Another for Physical or Mental Examination Article 5: Conduct of Examination Article 6: Reports of Examination Article 1: Requests For Admission Article 2: Response to Requests For Admission Article 3: Effect of Admission Chapter 17: Form Interrogatories and Requests for Admission Article 1: General Provisions Article 2: Demand for Exchange of Expert Witness Information Article 3: Deposition of Expert Witness Article 4: Motion To Augment or Amend Expert Witness List or Declaration Article 5: Motion To Submit Tardy Expert Witness Information Chapter 19: Perpetuation of Testimony or Preservation of Evidence Before Filing Action Chapter 20: Perpetuation of Testimony or Preservation of Information Pending Appeal Title 5: Of the Rights and Duties of Witnesses Chapter 1: Evidence in Particular Cases [2074 - [2077.]] Chapter 3: Administration of Oaths and Affirmations Title 7: Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act
§ 1985 (a) The process by which the attendance of a witness is required is the subpoena. § 1985.1 Any person who is subpoenaed to appear at a session of court, or at the trial of an issue therein, may, in lieu of appearance at the time specified in… § 1985.2 Any subpoena which requires the attendance of a witness at any civil trial shall contain the following notice in a type face designed to call attentio… § 1985.3 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Personal records” means the original, any copy of books, documents, other writ… § 1985.4 The procedures set forth in Section 1985. § 1985.5 If a subpena requires the attendance of a witness before an officer or commissioner out of court, it shall, for a refusal to be sworn, or to answer as… § 1985.6 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Deposition officer” means a person who meets the qualification… § 1985.7 When a medical provider fails to comply with Section 1158 of the Evidence Code, in addition to any other available remedy, the demanding party may app… § 1985.8 (a) (1) A subpoena in a civil proceeding may require that electronically stored information, as defined in Section 2016. § 1986 A subpoena is obtainable as follows: (a) To require attendance before a court, or at the trial of an issue therein, or upon the taking of a deposition… § 1986.1 (a) No testimony or other evidence given by a journalist under subpoena in a civil or criminal proceeding may be construed as a waiver of the immunity… § 1986.5 Any person who is subpoenaed and required to give a deposition shall be entitled to receive the same witness fees and mileage as if the subpoena requi… § 1987 (a) Except as provided in Sections 68097.1 to 68097. § 1987.1 (a) If a subpoena requires the attendance of a witness or the production of books, documents, electronically stored information, or other things befor… § 1987.2 (a) Except as specified in subdivision (c), in making an order pursuant to motion made under subdivision (c) of Section 1987 or under Section 1987. § 1987.3 When a subpoena duces tecum is served upon a custodian of records or other qualified witness as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 1560) o… § 1987.5 The service of a subpoena duces tecum is invalid unless at the time of such service a copy of the affidavit upon which the subpoena is based is served… § 1988 If a witness is concealed in a building or vessel, so as to prevent the service of subpoena upon him, any Court or Judge, or any officer issuing the s… § 1989 A witness, including a witness specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1987, is not obliged to attend as a witness before any court, judge, justice or… § 1990 A person present in Court, or before a judicial officer, may be required to testify in the same manner as if he were in attendance upon a subpoena iss… § 1991 Disobedience to a subpoena, or a refusal to be sworn, or to answer as a witness, or to subscribe an affidavit or deposition when required, may be puni… § 1991.1 Disobedience to a subpoena requiring attendance of a witness before an officer out of court in a deposition taken pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with… § 1991.2 The provisions of Section 1991 do not apply to any act or omission occurring in a deposition taken pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 2016. § 1992 A person failing to appear pursuant to a subpoena or a court order also forfeits to the party aggrieved the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), and al… § 1993 (a) (1) As an alternative to issuing a warrant for contempt pursuant to paragraph (5) or (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 1209, the court may issue a… § 1993.1 (a) If authorized by the court as provided by paragraph (11) of subdivision (b) of Section 1993, the sheriff may release the person arrested upon his … § 1993.2 If a person arrested on a civil bench warrant issued pursuant to Section 1993 fails to appear after being released on a promise to appear, the court m… § 1994 Every warrant of commitment, issued by a court or officer pursuant to this chapter, shall specify therein, particularly, the cause of the commitment, … § 1995 If the witness be a prisoner, confined in a jail within this state, an order for his examination in the jail upon deposition, or for his temporary rem… § 1996 Such order can only be made on the motion of a party, upon affidavit showing the nature of the action or proceeding, the testimony expected from the w… § 1997 If the witness be imprisoned in a jail in the county where the action or proceeding is pending, his production may be required.