Section 1290 Of Article 9. Former Testimony From California Evidence Code >> Division 10. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 9.
1290
. As used in this article, "former testimony" means testimony
given under oath in:
(a) Another action or in a former hearing or trial of the same
action;
(b) A proceeding to determine a controversy conducted by or under
the supervision of an agency that has the power to determine such a
controversy and is an agency of the United States or a public entity
in the United States;
(c) A deposition taken in compliance with law in another action;
or
(d) An arbitration proceeding if the evidence of such former
testimony is a verbatim transcript thereof.