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Evidence Code - EVID
DIVISION 6 - WITNESSES
CHAPTER 2 - Oath and Confrontation
Section 710.
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CA Ev Code § 710 (2017)
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710.
Every witness before testifying shall take an oath or make an affirmation or declaration in the form provided by law, except that a child under the age of 10 or a dependent person with a substantial cognitive impairment, in the court’s discretion, may be required only to promise to tell the truth.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 823, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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