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CHAPTER 1 - Competency
Section 700. - 700. Except as otherwise provided by statute, every person, irrespective...
Section 701. - 701. (a) A person is disqualified to be a witness...
Section 702. - 702. (a) Subject to Section 801, the testimony of a...
Section 703. - 703. (a) Before the judge presiding at the trial of...
Section 703.5. - 703.5. No person presiding at any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding,...
Section 704. - 704. (a) Before a juror sworn and impaneled in the...
CHAPTER 2 - Oath and Confrontation
Section 710. - 710. Every witness before testifying shall take an oath or...
Section 711. - 711. At the trial of an action, a witness can...
Section 712. - 712. Notwithstanding Sections 711 and 1200, at the trial of...
CHAPTER 3 - Expert Witnesses
ARTICLE 1 - Expert Witnesses Generally
Section 720. - 720. (a) A person is qualified to testify as an...
Section 721. - 721. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a witness testifying as...
Section 722. - 722. (a) The fact of the appointment of an expert...
Section 723. - 723. The court may, at any time before or during...
ARTICLE 2 - Appointment of Expert Witness by Court
Section 730. - 730. When it appears to the court, at any time...
Section 731. - 731. (a) (1) In all criminal actions and juvenile court...
Section 732. - 732. Any expert appointed by the court under Section 730...
Section 733. - 733. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed or...
CHAPTER 4 - Interpreters and Translators
Section 750. - 750. A person who serves as an interpreter or translator...
Section 751. - 751. (a) An interpreter shall take an oath that he...
Section 752. - 752. (a) When a witness is incapable of understanding the...
Section 753. - 753. (a) When the written characters in a writing offered...
Section 754. - 754. (a) As used in this section, “individual who is...
Section 754.5. - 754.5. Whenever an otherwise valid privilege exists between an individual...
Section 755.5. - 755.5. (a) During any medical examination, requested by an insurer...
Section 756. - 756. (a) To the extent required by other state or...
Section 757. - 757. Pursuant to this chapter, other applicable law, and existing...
CHAPTER 5 - Method and Scope of Examination
ARTICLE 1 - Definitions
Section 760. - 760. “Direct examination” is the first examination of a witness...
Section 761. - 761. “Cross-examination” is the examination of a witness by a...
Section 762. - 762. “Redirect examination” is an examination of a witness by...
Section 763. - 763. “Recross-examination” is an examination of a witness by a...
Section 764. - 764. A “leading question” is a question that suggests to...
ARTICLE 2 - Examination of Witnesses
Section 765. - 765. (a) The court shall exercise reasonable control over the...
Section 766. - 766. A witness must give responsive answers to questions, and...
Section 767. - 767. (a) Except under special circumstances where the interests of...
Section 768. - 768. (a) In examining a witness concerning a writing, it...
Section 769. - 769. In examining a witness concerning a statement or other...
Section 770. - 770. Unless the interests of justice otherwise require, extrinsic evidence...
Section 771. - 771. (a) Subject to subdivision (c), if a witness, either...
Section 772. - 772. (a) The examination of a witness shall proceed in...
Section 773. - 773. (a) A witness examined by one party may be...
Section 774. - 774. A witness once examined cannot be reexamined as to...
Section 775. - 775. The court, on its own motion or on the...
Section 776. - 776. (a) A party to the record of any civil...
Section 777. - 777. (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), the court...
Section 778. - 778. After a witness has been excused from giving further...
CHAPTER 6 - Credibility of Witnesses
ARTICLE 1 - Credibility Generally
Section 780. - 780. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the court or...
Section 782. - 782. (a) In any of the circumstances described in subdivision...
Section 782.1. - 782.1. The possession of a condom is not admissible as...
Section 783. - 783. In any civil action alleging conduct which constitutes sexual...
ARTICLE 2 - Attacking or Supporting Credibility
Section 785. - 785. The credibility of a witness may be attacked or...
Section 786. - 786. Evidence of traits of his character other than honesty...
Section 787. - 787. Subject to Section 788, evidence of specific instances of...
Section 788. - 788. For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a...
Section 789. - 789. Evidence of his religious belief or lack thereof is...
Section 790. - 790. Evidence of the good character of a witness is...
Section 791. - 791. Evidence of a statement previously made by a witness...
CHAPTER 7 - Hypnosis of Witnesses
Section 795. - 795. (a) The testimony of a witness is not inadmissible...