{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1352","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1352","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>The application must be made upon affidavit, stating:</p><p>1. The nature of the offense charged;</p><p>2. The state of the proceedings in the action, and that an issue of fact has been joined therein;</p><p>3. The name of the witness, and that his testimony is material to the defense of the action;</p><p>4. That the witness resides out of the State.</p>","text":"The application must be made upon affidavit, stating: 1. The nature of the offense charged; 2. The state of the proceedings in the action, and that an issue of fact has been joined therein; 3. The name of the witness, and that his testimony is material to the defense of the action; 4. That the witness resides out of the State.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/examination-of-witnesses-on-commission-1352","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}