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Evidence Code § 1290

ARTICLE 9. Former Testimony

Current as of September 28, 2026Evid. Code, § 1290Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

As used in this article, “former testimony” means testimony given under oath in:

(a) Another action or in a former hearing or trial of the same action;

(b) A proceeding to determine a controversy conducted by or under the supervision of an agency that has the power to determine such a controversy and is an agency of the United States or a public entity in the United States;

(c) A deposition taken in compliance with law in another action; or

(d) An arbitration proceeding if the evidence of such former testimony is a verbatim transcript thereof.