California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2028.010

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.

Any party may obtain discovery by taking a deposition by written questions instead of by oral examination. Except as modified in this chapter, the procedures for taking oral depositions set forth in Chapters 9 (commencing with Section 2025.010) and 10 (commencing with Section 2026.010) apply to written depositions.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 2028.010 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-4-miscellaneous-provisions/title-4-civil-discovery-act/chapter-11-deposition-by-written-questions/section-2028.010

Other sections in Chapter 11 - Deposition by Written Questions

§ 2028.010§ 2028.020§ 2028.030§ 2028.040§ 2028.050§ 2028.060§ 2028.070§ 2028.080

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