California Evidence Code

§ 1024

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
Creator: DecisionDepot
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

EVID § 1024Div. 8 · Ch. 4 · Art. 7

Statute text

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There is no privilege under this article if the psychotherapist has reasonable cause to believe that the patient is in such mental or emotional condition as to be dangerous to himself or to the person or property of another and that disclosure of the communication is necessary to prevent the threatened danger.

Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.