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§ 2023.020. — 2023.020. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23.)

California § 2023.020.
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Code CCPCode of Civil Procedure - CCP
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Part 4.TITLE 4. CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT
Ch. 7.CHAPTER 7. Sanctions

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Notwithstanding the outcome of the particular discovery motion, the court shall impose a monetary sanction ordering that any party or attorney who fails to confer as required pay the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by anyone as a result of that conduct.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.

Nearby Sections

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§ 2023.010.
2023.010. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 200, Sec. 13.)
§ 2023.020.
2023.020. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23.)
§ 2023.030.
2023.030. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 72, Sec. 19.)
§ 2023.040.
2023.040. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23.)
§ 2023.050.
2023.050. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 284, Sec. 3.)
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