{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"2005","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 2005","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 oral examination is an examination in presence of the jury or tribunal which is to decide the fact or act upon it, the testimony being heard by the jury or tribunal from the lips of the witness.</p>","text":"An oral examination is an examination in presence of the jury or tribunal which is to decide the fact or act upon it, the testimony being heard by the jury or tribunal from the lips of the witness.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/mode-of-taking-the-testimony-of-witnesses-2005","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}