“Proceeding” means any action, hearing, investigation, inquest, or inquiry (whether conducted by a court, administrative agency, hearing officer, arbitrator, legislative body, or any other person authorized by law) in which, pursuant to law, testimony can be compelled to be given.

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

Terms Used In California Evidence Code 901

  • Action: includes a civil action and a criminal action. See California Evidence Code 105
  • hearing: means the hearing at which a question under this code arises, and not some earlier or later hearing. See California Evidence Code 145
  • Law: includes constitutional, statutory, and decisional law. See California Evidence Code 160
  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Evidence Code 175
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
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