Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09
PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 1855-2107›TITLE 4. CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT 2016.010-2036.050›CHAPTER 12. Discovery in Action Pending Outside California 2029.100-2029.900›ARTICLE 1. Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act 2029.100-2029.900
§ 2029.200
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
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(a) “Foreign jurisdiction” means either of the following:
(1) A state other than this state.
(2) A foreign nation.
(b) “Foreign penal civil action” means a civil action authorized by the law of a state other than this state in which the sole purpose is to punish an offense against the public justice of that state.
(c) “Foreign subpoena” means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction.
(d) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(e) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(f) “Subpoena” means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to do any of the following:
(1) Attend and give testimony at a deposition.
(2) Produce and permit inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information, or tangible things in the possession, custody, or control of the person.
(3) Permit inspection of premises under the control of the person.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 628, Sec. 3. (AB 2091) Effective September 27, 2022.)
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