California Penal Code ARTICLE 2 - Prisoners as Witnesses

• Section 2620.
  When it is necessary to have a person imprisoned in the state prison brought before any court to be tried for a felony, or for...
• Section 2621.
  When the testimony of a material witness is required in a criminal action, before any court in this state, or in an examination before a...
• Section 2621.5.
  The provisions of Sections 2620 and 2621 which impose a charge upon the counties shall not apply to cases coming within the provisions of Section...
• Section 2622.
  When the order for personal appearance is not made pursuant to Section 2620 or Section 2621 the deposition of the prisoner may be taken in...
• Section 2623.
  If in a civil action or special proceeding a witness be a prisoner, confined in a state prison within this state, an order for the...
• Section 2624.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a court may, upon the submission of a written request by the party calling the witness, order an incarcerated...
• Section 2625.
  (a) For the purposes of this section only, the term “prisoner” includes any individual in custody in a state prison, the California Rehabilitation Center, or a...
• Section 2626.
  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is authorized to accept donated materials and services related to videoconferencing and teleconferencing in order to implement a program,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018