{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-2009","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 2009","heading":"","body":"An affidavit may be used to verify a pleading or a paper in a special proceeding, to prove the service of a summons, notice, or other paper in an action or special proceeding, to obtain a provisional remedy, the examination of a witness, or a stay of proceedings, and in uncontested proceedings to establish a record of birth, or upon a motion, and in any other case expressly permitted by statute.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","TITLE 3. OF THE PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE [1985. - 2015.6.]","CHAPTER 3. Manner of Production [2002. - 2015.6.]","ARTICLE 2. Affidavits [2009. - 2015.6.]"],"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":"e3a7b80e1504442b085d73e43e2d7a9ed22ec5785eda9555a7070722b660a6bf","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-2005","next":"us-ca/ccp-2010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}