{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-2020.010","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 2020.010","heading":"","body":"(a) Any of the following methods may be used to obtain discovery within the state from a person who is not a party to the action in which the discovery is sought:\n(1) An oral deposition under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2025.010).\n(2) A written deposition under Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 2028.010).\n(3) A deposition for production of business records and things under Article 4 (commencing with Section 2020.410) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 2020.510).\n(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 2025.280, the process by which a nonparty is required to provide discovery is a deposition subpoena.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [1855. - 2107.]","TITLE 4. CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT [2016.010. - 2036.050.]","CHAPTER 6. Nonparty Discovery [2020.010. - 2020.510.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [2020.010. - 2020.030.]"],"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":"98e54ddd2b7e7e0a8c205506e020725fb21177857ead47c3078f38d7387423be","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-2019.210","next":"us-ca/ccp-2020.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}