{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"710","citation":"Evid. Code, § 710","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. WITNESSES [700. - 795.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Oath and Confrontation [710. - 712.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-6/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 823, Sec. 3.   Effective January 1, 2005.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>Every witness before testifying shall take an oath or make an affirmation or declaration in the form provided by law, except that a child under the age of 10 or a dependent person with a substantial cognitive impairment, in the court’s discretion, may be required only to promise to tell the truth.</p>","text":"Every witness before testifying shall take an oath or make an affirmation or declaration in the form provided by law, except that a child under the age of 10 or a dependent person with a substantial cognitive impairment, in the court’s discretion, may be required only to promise to tell the truth.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/oath-and-confrontation-710","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}