{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-452","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 452","heading":"","body":"(a) The probate referee may:\n(1) Examine and take the testimony under oath of a person appearing before the referee.\n(2) Require, and issue a subpoena to compel, the person to produce any document in the person’s possession or control, concerning the value of any property in the estate.\n(b) A subpoena issued under subdivision (a) is subject to the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2020.010) of Title 4 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure governing deposition subpoenas.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100. - 890.]","PART 12. PROBATE REFEREES [400. - 453.]","CHAPTER 2. Powers of Probate Referee [450. - 453.]"],"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":"a993d99c1b7102df6a0b1b615b87f90ccf347082841a14af92789372f4ae3b79","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-451","next":"us-ca/prob-453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}