{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-1878","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 1878","heading":"","body":"A witness is a person whose declaration under oath is received as evidence for any purpose, whether such declaration be made on oral examination, or by deposition or affidavit.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","TITLE 2. OF THE KINDS AND DEGREES OF EVIDENCE [1878. - 1974.]","CHAPTER 2. Witnesses [1878. - 1878.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"6d53365fcbda305136cf4109a0e88d30b6cb80341282cde6888e42fff5b82385","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-1866","next":"us-ca/ccp-1895"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}