{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1997","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1997","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 3. OF THE PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE [1985. - 2015.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Means of Production [1985. - 1997.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-3/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 802.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If the witness be imprisoned in a jail in the county where the action or proceeding is pending, his production may be required. In all other cases his examination, when allowed, must be taken upon deposition.</p>","text":"If the witness be imprisoned in a jail in the county where the action or proceeding is pending, his production may be required. In all other cases his examination, when allowed, must be taken upon deposition.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/means-of-production-1997","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}