{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1343","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1343","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS [1268. - 1424.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Examination of Witnesses Conditionally [1335. - 1345.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10/chapter-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 19, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1998.","effective":"1998-01-01","html":"<p>The testimony given by the witness shall be reduced to writing and authenticated in the same manner as the testimony of a witness taken in support of an information. Additionally, the testimony may be video-recorded.</p>","text":"The testimony given by the witness shall be reduced to writing and authenticated in the same manner as the testimony of a witness taken in support of an information. Additionally, the testimony may be video-recorded.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/examination-of-witnesses-conditionally-1343","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}