California Code of Civil Procedure Section 2009

CA Civ Pro Code § 2009 (2017)  

An affidavit may be used to verify a pleading or a paper in a special proceeding, to prove the service of a summons, notice, or other paper in an action or special proceeding, to obtain a provisional remedy, the examination of a witness, or a stay of proceedings, and in uncontested proceedings to establish a record of birth, or upon a motion, and in any other case expressly permitted by statute.

(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018