California Penal Code
§ 1054
PEN § 1054Title 6 · Part 2 · Ch. 10
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.govThis chapter shall be interpreted to give effect to all of the following purposes:
(a)To promote the ascertainment of truth in trials by requiring timely pretrial discovery.
(b)To save court time by requiring that discovery be conducted informally between and among the parties before judicial enforcement is requested.
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Legislative history
Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 115.