{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-1997","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 1997","heading":"","body":"If the witness be imprisoned in a jail in the county where the action or proceeding is pending, his production may be required. In all other cases his examination, when allowed, must be taken upon deposition.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","TITLE 3. OF THE PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE [1985. - 2015.6.]","CHAPTER 2. Means of Production [1985. - 1997.]"],"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":"a4957ca2cb4d2fc69470ea6f44a954e8c974877e0ea336fe8b5df3a804831b40","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-1996","next":"us-ca/ccp-2002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}