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California Evidence Code

§ 1038

EVID § 1038 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 8 · Ch. 4 · Art. 8.8
(a)A trafficking victim, whether or not a party to the action, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication, whether made orally, in writing, or otherwise conveyed, between the victim and a human trafficking caseworker if the privilege is claimed by any of the following persons:
(1)The holder of the privilege.
(2)A person who is authorized to claim the privilege by the holder of the privilege.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 197, Sec. 1. (AB 1735) Effective January 1, 2020.

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