{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"2003","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 2003","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 3. Manner of Production [2002. - 2015.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-3/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Mode of Taking the Testimony of Witnesses [2002. - 2005.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-4/title-3/chapter-3/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An affidavit is a written declaration under oath, made without notice to the adverse party.</p>","text":"An affidavit is a written declaration under oath, made without notice to the adverse party.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/mode-of-taking-the-testimony-of-witnesses-2003","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}