California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 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 issued by such Court or officer.

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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1990 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-4-miscellaneous-provisions/title-3-of-the-production-of-evidence/chapter-2-means-of-production/section-1990

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Means of Production

§ 1985§ 1985.1§ 1985.2§ 1985.3§ 1985.4§ 1985.5§ 1985.6§ 1985.7§ 1985.8§ 1986…§ 1991.1§ 1991.2§ 1992§ 1993§ 1993.1§ 1993.2§ 1994§ 1995§ 1996§ 1997

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