California Code
DIVISION 8 - PRIVILEGES
CHAPTER 4 - Particular Privileges

ARTICLE 1 - Privilege of Defendant in Criminal Case

Section 930. - 930. To the extent that such privilege exists under the...

ARTICLE 2 - Privilege Against Self-Incrimination

Section 940. - 940. To the extent that such privilege exists under the...

ARTICLE 3 - Lawyer-Client Privilege

Section 950. - 950. As used in this article, “lawyer” means a person...

Section 951. - 951. As used in this article, “client” means a person...

Section 952. - 952. As used in this article, “confidential communication between client...

Section 953. - 953. As used in this article, “holder of the privilege”...

Section 954. - 954. Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided...

Section 955. - 955. The lawyer who received or made a communication subject...

Section 956. - 956. (a) There is no privilege under this article if...

Section 956.5. - 956.5. There is no privilege under this article if the...

Section 957. - 957. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 958. - 958. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 959. - 959. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 960. - 960. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 961. - 961. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 962. - 962. Where two or more clients have retained or consulted...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Lawyer Referral Service-Client Privilege

Section 965. - 965. For purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 966. - 966. (a) Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise...

Section 967. - 967. A lawyer referral service that has received or made...

Section 968. - 968. There is no privilege under this article if either...

ARTICLE 4 - Privilege Not to Testify Against Spouse

Section 970. - 970. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a married person...

Section 971. - 971. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a married person...

Section 972. - 972. A married person does not have a privilege under...

Section 973. - 973. (a) Unless erroneously compelled to do so, a married...

ARTICLE 5 - Privilege for Confidential Marital Communications

Section 980. - 980. Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided...

Section 981. - 981. There is no privilege under this article if the...

Section 982. - 982. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 983. - 983. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 984. - 984. There is no privilege under this article in: (a)...

Section 985. - 985. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 986. - 986. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 987. - 987. There is no privilege under this article in a...

ARTICLE 6 - Physician-Patient Privilege

Section 990. - 990. As used in this article, “physician” means a person...

Section 991. - 991. As used in this article, “patient” means a person...

Section 992. - 992. As used in this article, “confidential communication between patient...

Section 993. - 993. As used in this article, “holder of the privilege”...

Section 994. - 994. Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided...

Section 995. - 995. The physician who received or made a communication subject...

Section 996. - 996. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 997. - 997. There is no privilege under this article if the...

Section 998. - 998. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 999. - 999. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1000. - 1000. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1001. - 1001. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1002. - 1002. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1003. - 1003. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1004. - 1004. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 1005. - 1005. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 1006. - 1006. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1007. - 1007. There is no privilege under this article in a...

ARTICLE 7 - Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege

Section 1010. - 1010. As used in this article, “psychotherapist” means a person...

Section 1010.5. - 1010.5. A communication between a patient and an educational psychologist,...

Section 1011. - 1011. As used in this article, “patient” means a person...

Section 1012. - 1012. As used in this article, “confidential communication between patient...

Section 1013. - 1013. As used in this article, “holder of the privilege”...

Section 1014. - 1014. Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided...

Section 1015. - 1015. The psychotherapist who received or made a communication subject...

Section 1016. - 1016. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1017. - 1017. (a) There is no privilege under this article if...

Section 1018. - 1018. There is no privilege under this article if the...

Section 1019. - 1019. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1020. - 1020. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1021. - 1021. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1022. - 1022. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1023. - 1023. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 1024. - 1024. There is no privilege under this article if the...

Section 1025. - 1025. There is no privilege under this article in a...

Section 1026. - 1026. There is no privilege under this article as to...

Section 1027. - 1027. There is no privilege under this article if all...

ARTICLE 8 - Clergy Penitent Privileges

Section 1030. - 1030. As used in this article, a “member of the...

Section 1031. - 1031. As used in this article, “penitent” means a person...

Section 1032. - 1032. As used in this article, “penitential communication” means a...

Section 1033. - 1033. Subject to Section 912, a penitent, whether or not...

Section 1034. - 1034. Subject to Section 912, a member of the clergy,...

ARTICLE 8.5 - Sexual Assault Counselor-Victim Privilege

Section 1035. - 1035. As used in this article, “victim” means a person...

Section 1035.2. - 1035.2. As used in this article, “sexual assault counselor” means...

Section 1035.4. - 1035.4. As used in this article, “confidential communication between the...

Section 1035.6. - 1035.6. As used in this article, “holder of the privilege”...

Section 1035.8. - 1035.8. A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not...

Section 1036. - 1036. The sexual assault counselor who received or made a...

Section 1036.2. - 1036.2. As used in this article, “sexual assault” includes all...

ARTICLE 8.7 - Domestic Violence Counselor-Victim Privilege

Section 1037. - 1037. As used in this article, “victim” means any person...

Section 1037.1. - 1037.1. (a) (1) As used in this article, “domestic violence...

Section 1037.2. - 1037.2. (a) As used in this article, “confidential communication” means...

Section 1037.3. - 1037.3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit...

Section 1037.4. - 1037.4. As used in this article, “holder of the privilege”...

Section 1037.5. - 1037.5. A victim of domestic violence, whether or not a...

Section 1037.6. - 1037.6. The domestic violence counselor who received or made a...

Section 1037.7. - 1037.7. As used in this article, “domestic violence” means “domestic...

Section 1037.8. - 1037.8. A domestic violence counselor shall inform a domestic violence...

ARTICLE 8.8 - Human Trafficking Caseworker-Victim Privilege

Section 1038. - 1038. (a) A trafficking victim, whether or not a party...

Section 1038.1. - 1038.1. (a) The court may compel disclosure of information received...

Section 1038.2. - 1038.2. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 1038.3. - 1038.3. Nothing in this article shall be construed as limiting...

ARTICLE 9 - Official Information and Identity of Informer

Section 1040. - 1040. (a) As used in this section, “official information” means...

Section 1041. - 1041. (a) Except as provided in this section, a public...

Section 1042. - 1042. (a) Except where disclosure is forbidden by an act...

Section 1043. - 1043. (a) In any case in which discovery or disclosure...

Section 1044. - 1044. Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect...

Section 1045. - 1045. (a) This article does not affect the right of...

Section 1046. - 1046. In any case, otherwise authorized by law, in which...

Section 1047. - 1047. (a) Records of peace officers or custodial officers, as...

ARTICLE 10 - Political Vote

Section 1050. - 1050. If he claims the privilege, a person has a...

ARTICLE 11 - Trade Secret

Section 1060. - 1060. If he or his agent or employee claims the...

Section 1061. - 1061. (a) For purposes of this section, and Sections 1062...

Section 1062. - 1062. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a...

Section 1063. - 1063. The following provisions shall govern requests to seal articles...