{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1351","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1351","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 5. Examination of Witnesses on Commission [1349. - 1362.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-10/chapter-5"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A commission is a process issued under the seal of the Court and the signature of the Clerk, directed to some person designated as Commissioner, authorizing him to examine the witness upon oath on interrogatories annexed thereto, to take and certify the deposition of the witness, and to return it according to the directions given with the commission.</p>","text":"A commission is a process issued under the seal of the Court and the signature of the Clerk, directed to some person designated as Commissioner, authorizing him to examine the witness upon oath on interrogatories annexed thereto, to take and certify the deposition of the witness, and to return it according to the directions given with the commission.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/examination-of-witnesses-on-commission-1351","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}