{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1362","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1362","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":"Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The depositions taken under the commission may be read in evidence by either party on the trial if the court finds that the witness is unavailable as a witness within the meaning of Section <a href=\"/evid/240\">240</a> of the Evidence Code. The same objections may be taken to a question in the interrogatories or to an answer in the deposition as if the witness had been examined orally in court.</p>","text":"The depositions taken under the commission may be read in evidence by either party on the trial if the court finds that the witness is unavailable as a witness within the meaning of Section 240 of the Evidence Code. The same objections may be taken to a question in the interrogatories or to an answer in the deposition as if the witness had been examined orally in court.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/examination-of-witnesses-on-commission-1362","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}