California Evidence Code CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions Relating to Privileges

  • Section 911.
    Except as otherwise provided by statute:(a) No person has a privilege to refuse to be a witness.(b) No person has a privilege to refuse to disclose any...
  • Section 912.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the right of any person to claim a privilege provided by Section 954 (lawyer-client privilege), 966 (lawyer referral...
  • Section 913.
    (a) If in the instant proceeding or on a prior occasion a privilege is or was exercised not to testify with respect to any matter, or...
  • Section 914.
    (a) The presiding officer shall determine a claim of privilege in any proceeding in the same manner as a court determines such a claim under Article...
  • Section 915.
    (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the presiding officer may not require disclosure of information claimed to be privileged under this division or attorney work product under...
  • Section 916.
    (a) The presiding officer, on his own motion or on the motion of any party, shall exclude information that is subject to a claim of privilege...
  • Section 917.
    (a) If a privilege is claimed on the ground that the matter sought to be disclosed is a communication made in confidence in the course of...
  • Section 918.
    A party may predicate error on a ruling disallowing a claim of privilege only if he is the holder of the privilege, except that a...
  • Section 919.
    (a) Evidence of a statement or other disclosure of privileged information is inadmissible against a holder of the privilege if:(1) A person authorized to claim the privilege...
  • Section 920.
    Nothing in this division shall be construed to repeal by implication any other statute relating to privileges.(Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018