{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1878","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1878","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 2. OF THE KINDS AND DEGREES OF EVIDENCE [1878. - 1974.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Witnesses [1878. - 1878.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-2/chapter-2"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A witness is a person whose declaration under oath is received as evidence for any purpose, whether such declaration be made on oral examination, or by deposition or affidavit.</p>","text":"A witness is a person whose declaration under oath is received as evidence for any purpose, whether such declaration be made on oral examination, or by deposition or affidavit.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/witnesses-1878","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}