California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2018.040

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

This chapter is intended to be a restatement of existing law relating to protection of work product. It is not intended to expand or reduce the extent to which work product is discoverable under existing law in any action.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 2018.040 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-4-miscellaneous-provisions/title-4-civil-discovery-act/chapter-4-attorney-work-product/section-2018.040

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Attorney Work Product

§ 2018.010§ 2018.020§ 2018.030§ 2018.040§ 2018.050§ 2018.060§ 2018.070§ 2018.080

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