California Evidence Code

§ 1035.8

EVID § 1035.8 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 8 · Ch. 4 · Art. 8.5

Statute text

A victim of a sexual assault, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the victim and a sexual assault counselor if the privilege is claimed by any of the following :

(a)The holder of the privilege;

(b)A person who is authorized to claim the privilege by the holder of the privilege; or

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 689, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.