GroundRules
EVID § 710
Where this section sits in the code
- Evidence Code - EVID
- DIVISION 6. WITNESSES [700. - 795.]
- CHAPTER 2. Oath and Confrontation [710. - 712.]
Every witness before testifying shall take an oath or make an affirmation or declaration in the form provided by law, except that a child under the age of 10 or a dependent person with a substantial cognitive impairment, in the court’s discretion, may be required only to promise to tell the truth.
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