Skip to content

PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS 307-1062.20›TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS 577-674›CHAPTER 3. Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements 588-599

§ 596

California Code of Civil Procedure · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The party obtaining a postponement of a trial, if required by the adverse party, must consent that the testimony of any witness of such adverse party, who is in attendance, be then taken by deposition before a judge or clerk of the court in which the case is pending, or before such notary public as the court may indicate, which must accordingly be done; and the testimony so taken may be read on the trial, with the same effect, and subject to the same objections, as if the witnesses were produced.

(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1737.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸Contents — California Code of Civil Procedure

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.