{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1290","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1290","heading":"","body":"As used in this article, “former testimony” means testimony given under oath in:\n(a) Another action or in a former hearing or trial of the same action;\n(b) A proceeding to determine a controversy conducted by or under the supervision of an agency that has the power to determine such a controversy and is an agency of the United States or a public entity in the United States;\n(c) A deposition taken in compliance with law in another action; or\n(d) An arbitration proceeding if the evidence of such former testimony is a verbatim transcript thereof.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 10. HEARSAY EVIDENCE [1200. - 1390.]","CHAPTER 2. Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule [1220. - 1390.]","ARTICLE 9. Former Testimony [1290. - 1294.]"],"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":"108c342e10948e778d0492091589a0a222d9ea36cde9073f23b1e977185426d9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1285","next":"us-ca/evid-1291"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}